false 114230 69 This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas includes the works of Anton Chekhov, Colette, Henry James, Herman Melville, and Leo Tolstoy. These collectible editions are the first single-volume publications of these classic tales, offering a closer look at this underappreciated literary form and providing a fresh take on the world's most celebrated authors. <P>The rat race of Wall Street is turned on its head when Bartleby the copier decides that he simply "would prefer not to" in this absorbing early modernist tale. 717867 1853 Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street (The Art of the Novella series) total:2857|5:926|4:966|3:624|2:236|1:105| 2857 10943 3400 188 4 22 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 01:02:46 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 07:49:28 -0700 2009 preference, you understand) well-aged. Thus have I allowed this review to ferment one delirious night in the bowels of my Opinion Center. Thoughts of Bartleby, a ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Oct 03 20:26:04 -0700 2007 Wed May 13 09:05:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jan 03 14:15:15 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 12:15:11 -0800 2008
Liken it to a painting. A painting that begins as a portrait as you spot if from across the room. But as you approach, the face seems to lose focus, no longer a clean portrayal. It becomes less and less clear, more and more disconc...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 26 16:38:51 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 09 20:35:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 19:31:43 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 22:09:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 18:52:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 19:05:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:49:36 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:33:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:14:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 15:06:30 -0700 2009 "Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair." ~T.S. Eliot

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