He describes himself as doing a snug business among rich mens bonds and mortgages and titledeeds. Aghast at this torrent, i fell back before it, and would fain have locked myself. 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 putnams magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his the piazza tales in 1856. At one end they looked upon the white wall of the interior of a spacious skylight shaft, penetrating the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 64 pages and is available in paperback format. Bartleby, of his own free accord, would emerge from his. A story of wall street, herman melville bartleby, t. The narrator of this novella, a successful wall street businessman, introduces us to a former employee of his whose gradual inaction and lack of motivation represent a fascinating enigma, and are a source of both compassion and revulsion. See more ideas about literature, writing software and puppetry arts.
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