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Item Details
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BARTLEBY AND OTHER STORIES
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| By: |
Herman Melville, William Roberts |
| Format: |
CD-Audio |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9626344016 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789626344019 |
| Publisher: |
NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS |
| Edition: |
Unabridged2 Audio CDs |
| Series: |
Classic Fiction |
| Description: |
A companion set to the collection "Classic American Short Stories", this book features the American short story "Bartleby", a tale of an assiduous copyist whose catch-phrase is 'I would prefer not to.' It is joined here by two other stores from "The Piazza Tales", and Melville's idiosyncratic collection: "The Lightning Rod" and "The Bell Tower". |
| Synopsis: |
Melville's "Bartleby" is a classic American short story, a strange tale of an assiduous copyist whose catch-phrase is 'I would prefer not to.' It is joined here by two other stores from "The Piazza Tales", Melville's idiosyncratic collection: "The Lightning Rod" and "The Bell Tower". A companion set to the highly-praised collection "Classic American Short Stories" read by William Roberts including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. |
| No. of pieces |
2 |
| Publication: |
Hong Kong |
| Imprint: |
Naxos AudioBooks |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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