search for books and compare prices
Price
Store
Arrives
Preparing
Shipping
Jump quickly to results on these stores:
The price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used; other conditions may also be available.
Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Createspace Independent Pub
Publication date
February 18, 2010
Pages
52
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451502763
ISBN-10
1451502761
Dimensions
0.12 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price
$4.95
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter | Flowers of Evil | Towards a Philosophy of Photography | A Plato Reader | Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass | Goodbye, Columbus | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner | Bartleby & Co. | Four Great American Classics
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter | Flowers of Evil | Towards a Philosophy of Photography | A Plato Reader | Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass | Goodbye, Columbus | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner | Bartleby & Co. | Four Great American Classics
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "Bartleby, the Scrivener" was written by Herman Melville in 1853, two years after Moby Dick had been published and his writing career was beginning to lose its luster. Subtitled, "A Story of Wall Street", the book is a seemingly simple story about a lawyer who hires a gentleman named Bartleby as a scrivener in his office. In those long-ago days before copy machines, scriveners had the tedious job of hand-copying documents, sometimes over and over. Bartleby was good at the copying part of his job, but when asked to proofread aloud one day he simply replied, "I prefer not to." From that moment forward, he used the phrase "I prefer not to" for every task requested of him, eventually "preferring not to" do any work whatsoever. The lawyer, who is astounded by Bartleby's attitude, tells the story in the first person. The story is rich in language and yet spare in actual action. The reader is forced to think, and think seriously about the choices we make daily. Bartleby chose to rebel and become an anti-hero. But the real protagonist of the story is the lawyer, who is drawn into Bartleby's power and grows to admire him. The conclusion is sad, but inevitable. The story of Bartleby is simply about a man losing his will to live. It is intended to show the reader a dark side in all of us when the meaning of our existence is allowed to be challenged. The chilling image of Bartleby in his previous job at the Dead Letter Office, and the fact that Melville left Bartleby's reason for being (or not being) a mystery, all adds to the intrigue of "Bartleby, the Scrivener." First published anonymously Putnam's Monthly Magazine, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" reflects Melville's own pessimism at the time.
Editions
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (January 17, 2016); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781523449811 | details & prices | 28 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.07 in. | List price $5.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 7, 2015); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781515387787 | details & prices | 52 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.12 in. | List price $6.95
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: I am a rather elderly man.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: I am a rather elderly man.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 30, 2015); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781503327238 | details & prices | 38 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.09 in. | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (May 4, 2015); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781512044638 | details & prices | 46 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.11 in. | List price $6.94
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (May 2, 2015); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781511999724 | details & prices | 66 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.17 in. | List price $4.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
Large print edition from Createspace Independent Pub (March 19, 2015); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"
9781508953883 | details & prices | 80 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.19 in. | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: I am a rather elderly man.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: I am a rather elderly man.
from Createspace Independent Pub (January 28, 2015)
9781507754894 | details & prices | 53 pages | 4.75 × 7.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $7.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (October 3, 2014); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781502591739 | details & prices | 50 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.12 in. | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville.
from Createspace Independent Pub (October 1, 2014); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street"
9781502577047 | details & prices | 40 pages | 7.00 × 10.00 × 0.10 in. | List price $7.95
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December editions of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December editions of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856.
from Createspace Independent Pub (June 19, 2014); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"
9781500252519 | details & prices | 64 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $9.00
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville.
from Createspace Independent Pub (January 22, 2014)
9781495284991 | details & prices | 52 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.12 in. | List price $7.95
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (March 10, 2013); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"
9781482739671 | details & prices | 56 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.13 in. | List price $7.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (February 16, 2013); titled "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"
9781482566130 | details & prices | 56 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.13 in. | List price $7.00
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short work by the American novelist Herman Melville.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short work by the American novelist Herman Melville.
from Createspace Independent Pub (November 6, 2012)
9781480255418 | details & prices | 44 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 23, 2012); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street"
9781479173648 | details & prices | 58 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.14 in. | List price $8.00
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 12, 2011)
9781466277939 | details & prices | 52 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.12 in. | List price $4.95
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a short story by Herman Melville, published anonymously in 1853 in Putnam's Monthly Magazine.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a short story by Herman Melville, published anonymously in 1853 in Putnam's Monthly Magazine.
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 3, 2011)
9781463730437 | details & prices | 30 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 0.07 in. | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
from Lightning Source Inc (June 15, 2011); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener a Story of Wall-street"
9781617206887 | details & prices | 40 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $2.75
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
The price comparison is for this edition
from Createspace Independent Pub (February 18, 2010); titled "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street"
9781451502763 | details & prices | 52 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.12 in. | List price $4.95
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener" was written by Herman Melville in 1853, two years after Moby Dick had been published and his writing career was beginning to lose its luster.
This edition also contains Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
About: "Bartleby, the Scrivener" was written by Herman Melville in 1853, two years after Moby Dick had been published and his writing career was beginning to lose its luster.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (April 1, 2013)
9781455112616 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $19.95
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (October 1, 2011)
9781455112609 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $28.00
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (October 1, 2011)
9781455112623 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $19.95
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (October 1, 2011)
9781455112593 | details & prices | List price $22.95
About: From the author of Moby-Dick comes a classic tale of corporate discontent.
About: From the author of Moby-Dick comes a classic tale of corporate discontent.
Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the U.S., excluding shipping and tax. Please consult the store to determine exact fees. No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. Information subject to change without notice. isbn.nu is not a bookseller, just an information source.