Bartleby The Scrivener A Story Of Wall-Street

Bartleby The Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street is a short story by Herman Melville published in Putnams magazine. After the narrator an unnamed successful lawyer hires two scriveners and sees an increase in his business he decides to hire a third. The lawyer hires Bartleby who has a different temperament from the other two scriveners. Initially Bartleby delivers a large amount of high-quality work but one day when asked to review a document Bartleby refuses by saying he would prefer not to. Bartleby The Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street is classic that explores isolation in American life and the workplace and loneliness.