| Imprimis: I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best. |
| —Bartleby, the Scrivener |
| Herman Melville |
Bartleby, the Scrivener
Melville, Herman
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
In this classic short story, Melville presents us with a perplexing legal scrivener, Bartleby, and the havoc he creates around him.