Bartleby and Benito Cereno
Two classics in one volume: "Bartleby," a disturbing moral allegory set in 19th-century New York, and "Benito Cereno," a gripping sea adventure that probes the nature of man's depravity.
Two classics in one volume: "Bartleby," a disturbing moral allegory set in 19th-century New York, and "Benito Cereno," a gripping sea adventure that probes the nature of man's depravity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486264738 (0486264734)
ASIN: 486264734
Publish date: July 1st 1990
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
American,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
Short Stories,
Social Issues,
Class
The four stars are for Bartleby. I remember really liking it back in the day. Benito Cereno remember hardly at all.
This book, with its two stories, Bartleby and Benito Cereno, is not what I expected. What a dense read! For a book just barely making it over the 100-page mark, it took me forever to will myself through it! Look at the difference between the start date and the finish for this one! Every time I picke...