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Bartleby
Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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I am a rather elderly man. The nature of my avocations for the last thirty years has brought me into more than ordinary contact with what would seem an interesting and somewhat singular set of men, of whom as yet nothing that I know of has ever been written:--I mean the law-copyists or scriveners. I have known very many of them, professionally and privately, and if I pleased, could relate divers histories, at which good-natured gentlemen might smile, and sentimental souls might weep.
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dabbe
Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

1. The only thing I don't like about retirement is that I couldn't do it my entire life. 😂 What I liked least about teaching was dealing with some honors' parents. “Why did Johnny only get 98/100 on his essay? Please explain in detail why you took off 2 points.“ 🙄
2. Tagged. It's not a book but a very long short story. Whenever tasked to do anything, Bartleby would answer, “I'd prefer not to.“
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TheSpineView Kudos to you for having to deal with the parents. Thanks for playing! 11h
Suet624 I‘m with you on retirement. Why didn‘t I start sooner? 6h
dabbe @TheSpineView Anytime! 🩶🖤🩶 6h
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dabbe @Suet624 IKR? 🤩😂🤗 6h
Susanita Right??? 2h
dabbe @Susanita 🩶🖤🩶 43m
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Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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#HumbleHarvest
#novella
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The only Melville I've read to date. 😃

Deifio Me too 😅 14mo
EclecticBookLover I had to read this in college, and I didn't care for it. Now, having more life experiences, I understand Bartleby so much more! 14mo
dabbe @Deifio #greatminds 🤩😃🤗 14mo
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dabbe @EclecticBookLover I just reread it not too long ago, and that word “prefer“ just makes that sentence so powerful! 🤩😃🤗 14mo
EclecticBookLover Absolutely! 14mo
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 14mo
dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 14mo
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dabbe
Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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Yeah, I think I need this bag. Or as a poster to put over my face at (ahem) certain times.

https://www.mhpbooks.com/merchandise/bag/

Smrloomis I LOVE this!! 😍🤩 2y
TheBookHippie It‘s a holiday bag!!! 😅👀🤷🏻‍♀️😂 2y
dabbe @Smrloomis 🤩🤣🤗 2y
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤣🤩🤗 2y
Aimeesue OMG, the list of things you can put in there! 🤣🤣🤣 2y
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LindaLappin
Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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An eerie tale of passive resistance, nonconformism, civil disobedience. Bartelby
efficient employee, forlorn outsider, one day just refuses to carry on at his mindless task, offering his boss this explanation: I would prefer not to. And ends up going to jail.
#SavvySettings Day 23, #Prison. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤📚👍🏻 3y
Eggs Sounds intriguing-some days that‘s me…but a job can be a prison too….. 3y
LindaLappin @Eggs so true 3y
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