Type of Work
......."Bartleby the Scrivener" is a short story centering on the staff of a Wall Street office that prepares copies of legal documents. The story first appeared in 1853 in the November and December issues of Putnam's Magazine, a monthly journal devoted to literature, art, science, and national news.
Setting
.......The action takes place in the financial district of New York City in the middle of the nineteenth century. At one point in the story, the narrator reports that he traveled to upper Manhattan, suburban communities, and towns in New Jersey while on a short vacation from work. However, no scenes in the story are set in those locales.
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