Bartleby, the Scrivener (version 2)
Herman Melville
Read by Bob Neufeld
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a novella by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions of Putnam's Magazine, and was reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. ( Summary by Wikipedia )
(1 hr 55 min)Chapters
| Part 01 | 35:27 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Part 02 | 33:44 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Part 03 | 25:29 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Part 04 | 20:46 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
Reviews
YES!
QuikiWikiMan
I agree with everyone else in that Mr Neufeld gives a fine reading and I just wish other Libri Vox recordings could match his quality. Melville can indeed be a bit tricky.
tillie
Tillie
fun departure from other stories...great reader
very good reading of this very good story
Well done. Nice narration with a great voice for the story. Thanks for contributing.
a more bite size taste of Melville's genius
Emsk79
great story and reading
adam
Melville is a genius. This is a compelling, mysterious, poignant tale.
Excellent
Esther
Excellent narration of a sad story.
More Greatness from Mr. Neufeld
Alessandro Serenelli
Mr. Neufeld's readings are consistently wonderful! He imparts such subtle power to this great short work; a very good job indeed!
A haunting story
TheBookworm
...excellently read by Bob Neufeld whose tone is supremely suited to the subject. TheBookworm (Manchester, UK)