false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167542780m/24694.jpg 24694 2 <div>Two memorable and stirring works in one volume. "Bartleby," (also called "Bartleby the Scrivener") is a haunting moral allegory set in the business world of 19th-century New York. "Benito Cereno," a harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship, is regarded by many as Melville's finest short story.<br></div> 25529 1 7 1990 Bartleby and Benito Cereno (Dover Thrift Editions) total:475|5:155|4:157|3:111|2:40|1:12| 475 1828 590 41 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 17:12:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:46:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 15 20:35:03 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:40:46 -0700 2009
Bartleby the Scrivener is rather strange. Again, Melville is certainly making a statement about society, particularly the new economic situation in America as...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Feb 22 15:12:17 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 15:15:29 -0800 2009
plus, i love dover thrift editions. best dollar items ever. ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Dec 20 22:19:37 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 22:27:57 -0800 2007
Here, Melville proves that he is a master with words. There are ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jun 13 06:44:44 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:05:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 06:55:09 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 06:56:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 11:22:05 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 11:22:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 09:35:16 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:36:10 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jun 27 22:43:21 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 22:45:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 16:02:10 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 08:21:46 -0700 2008
Bentio Cereno was ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 05 05:12:16 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 05 05:14:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 12:46:35 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 12:04:44 -0800 2009 Bartleby, 5 stars; for Benito Cereno, 1 star.

Bartleby has everything in it to make an excellent short story of the kind I like, edgy tales that include works like A Nasty Story by Dostoyevsky. Melville's power of the pen is remarkable. This is striking literature condensed into a nea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 21:28:36 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:11:02 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Oct 11 12:18:52 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 12:22:56 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 19:50:10 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 13:56:28 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 22:11:01 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 22:23:46 -0800 2008
3 stars for Bartleby, because a long-winded description of a peculiar man is relatively interesting to me. ]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 11 15:53:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 17:06:49 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Mon Dec 31 18:28:44 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 18:32:33 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 13:43:41 -0800 2009 Fri May 29 13:53:19 -0700 2009
I love this author. I've only read an abridged "Moby Dick" but loved it and will read the unabridged version before I die.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jan 27 23:17:50 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 23:20:39 -0800 2008
Melville deals with the idea of depression and therapy before either had a name. Ahead of his time.

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