Batleby Classic Paperback Book by Herman Melville from Penguin Books 1995

BARTLEBY AND THE LIGHTNING-ROD MAN

Two symbolic stories of human unconventionality

Herman Melville was born in New York City in August 1819. 

After working as a bank clerk and schoolteacher he eventually became a seaman, jumping ship in the Marquesas and travelling to Tahiti and Honolulu. 

Back in America, he wrote about his adventures and became the friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne. 

'Bartleby' is published in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories in the Penguin Classics series, as are many of his other books. 

"The Lightning-rod Man' appeared first in Putnam's Monthly Magazine in 1854.

Book is in good condition. General shelf and corner wear. A few white marks on the front and back cover. Some fraying along the cover the edges. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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