Bartleby, The Scrivener - Herman Melville - Books -  - 9798676727857 - September 3, 2020
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Bartleby, The Scrivener

Book ExcerptI thought might operate beneficially upon the flighty temper of Turkey, and the fiery one of Nippers. I should have stated before that ground glass folding-doors divided my premises into two parts, one of which was occupied by my scriveners, the other by myself. According to my humor I threw open these doors, or closed them. I resolved to assign Bartleby a corner by the folding-doors, but on my side of them, so as to have this quiet man within easy call, in case any trifling thing was to be done. I placed his desk close up to a small side-window in that part of the room, a window which originally had afforded a lateral view of certain grimy back-yards and bricks, but which, owing to subsequent erections, commanded at present no view at all, though it gave some light. Within three feet of the panes was a wall, and the light came down from far above, between two lofty buildings, as from a very small opening in a dome. Still further to a satisfactory arrangement, I procured a high green folding screen, w

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 3, 2020
ISBN13 9798676727857
Pages 38
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 2 mm   ·   68 g
Language English  

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