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A lawyer hires a new copyist, only to be met with stubborn, confounding resistance. A nameless guide discovers hidden worlds of luxury and bleak exploitation. After boarding a beleaguered Spanish slave ship, an American trader's cheerful outlook is repeatedly shadowed by paralyzing unease. In t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Pushkin Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Offices > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • Bartleby, the scrivener
  • The lightning-rod man
  • John Marr
  • Benito Cereno.