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by Herman Melville

Melville finished his masterpiece, Moby-Dick, when he was all of thirty-two years old. Still a young writer, he had crafted one of the most incredibly dense and imaginative works in all of literature, a book now praised by many as the greatest novel in English. But Moby-Dick failed in its own time…

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Posted By saiful i #232885 at Feb 26, 2012 8:00 PM

"Bartleby had been a subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office at Washington"-here,what does 'the dead letter office' mean?

I mean what is Bartleby's job in 'the dead letter office' and how is it significantly related to his ultimate consequence as 'dead Bartleby' (in prison)?

Bartleby the Scrivener | Answers: 3

 

Posted By shamal p #220363 at Feb 23, 2012 10:06 AM

What is the critical period in learning culture?

Please give me the answer with example if it is possible.

Bartleby the Scrivener | Answers: 2

 

Posted By william j #227703 at Jan 31, 2012 1:14 AM

 

Posted By bailey n #222621 at Jan 02, 2012 4:01 PM