Bartleby, the Scrivener
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Bartleby, the Scrivener has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. In the story, a Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk, who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copies or do any other task required of him, responding to any request with the words "I would prefer no
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Author | Herman Melville |
| Published | 2017 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| ISBN | 9781542816755 |
Who talks about Bartleby, the Scrivener on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Bartleby, the Scrivener; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- The Brutal History of Prison Labor | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is Bartleby, the Scrivener mentioned alongside?
Bartleby, the Scrivener is most often mentioned alongside IMDb, UCI and Guatemala.
Mentioned together: IMDb, UCI, Guatemala, Stuff You Should Know, Robert Burns, Nancy Reagan, Moby Dick, Utah, Little Chuck, 1920s