"I would prefer not to, he said, and gently disappeared." With these five words, a lowly clerk brings chaos into an orderly office. Cherished by readers worldwide, Herman Melville's 19th century novella, 'Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street,' has been the inspiration for three films, a one-act opera, a radio show, several novels, and one of Organic Theater Company's favorite productions.
Added by Upcoming Robot on June 8, 2012