Bartleby, the Scrivener

Considered one of the greatest American writers, Herman Melville leaves the sea behind in this short story collection to write about Wall Street offices, the Galapagos Islands, a sinister architect, apathy, capitalism, and humanity's precarious nature. In 'Bartleby, the Scrivener,' a Manhattan lawyer struggles with a clerk who 'prefers not' to do work or leave the office building. In 'Benito Cereno,' a captain stumbles upon a Spanish slave ship off the coast of Chile, whose captain has been overthrown in a revolt. The short story collection also includes 'The Piazza,' 'The Lightning-Rod Man,' 'The Encantadas,' and the 'Bell-Tower.' This is an unabridged version of the 1856 edition.