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Bartleby is one of the final works of fiction published by Herman Melville before he slipped into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby Dick. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City's Wall Street, Bartleby is often thought of as Melville's most prescient story: what if a young man caught up in the rat race of commerce decides they have had enough, and chooses to live a different kind of life?

ردًّا على إعلاني وقف شابٌّ ساكناً ذات صباح عند عتبة مكتبي، وقد كان الباب مفتوحًا نظرًا لأن الوقت كان صيفاً. أستطيع تصوُّر ذلك المظهر الآن: نظيفاً بشكل شاحب، مهذباً بشكل يُرثى له، وبائساً على نحوٍ يتعذَّر شفاؤه! كان ذلك بارتلبي.

Bartleby, un hombre discreto y apocado, es contratado por un abogado para trabajarcomo copista judicial. Pronto descubrirá que la actitud de Bartleby es extraña y sorprendente. Con serenidad y educación se niega a realizar las tareas que le encomiendan: "Preferiría no hacerlo", esa es su respuesta. Bartleby ha perdido toda motivación y apetencia hacia la vida, no hay nada que desee hacer. Afronta los días impasible, aletargado, en silencio. El abogado, que se debateentre la compasión y la irritación, busca una respuesta al porqué de su comportamiento.

The tale is one of the final works of fiction published by Melville before, slipping into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby-Dick, he abandoned publishing fiction. The work is presented here exactly as it was originally published in Putnam's magazine to, sadly, critical disdain.

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine.

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. A Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copy and any other task required of him, with the words "I would prefer not to".

New York, Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts: In einem nicht nennenswerten Bürohaus, in einer nicht nennenswerten Anwaltskanzlei sitzt ein Schreiber, blickt auf seine Arbeit, auf sein Büro, auf sein Leben und beschließt: "Ich möchte lieber nicht." Sein Vorgesetzter versteht nicht, was er damit meint, und versucht seinen ehemals produktiven Angestellten zu motivieren. Doch was er auch macht, Bartleby ist sich sicher: "Ich möchte lieber nicht!"

This story takes Melville’s "Bartleby the Scrivener" and mashes it up with high school football to make a looney story of a player getting on the coach’s last nerve. If you played high school football (or any sport) you will love this story. This audiobook is dedicated to my football coaches. Especially the one who I’ve contributed to their bald spots and chewed me out when I had it comin’.

Are you ready to be engulfed in a world in which man battles with deep emotions of vengeance, the pressures of society, and passive resistance? Herman Melville’s descriptive style of storytelling captivates and thrills listeners as he deftly reveals the undertones and themes of racial conflict, truth, and social injustice.

It's time for the BS Boyz to defeat some gods! Blake Tanner and Scottye were just two incredibly handsome small-town boys until one day, their lives were turned upside down. Featuring Greek gods, hidden organizations, and rap battles, this audiobook has a little something for everyone!

Set in the 10th century, The Last Israelite tells the true story of Eldad the Danite who came from Africa and claimed to be from one of the the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.