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Media adaptations

The story has been adapted for film three times: in 1970, starring Paul Scofield; in France, in 1976, by Maurice Ronet, starring Michel Lonsdale; and in 2001, Bartleby starring Crispin Glover.

In 2003, a loosely adapted version of the story, called "Partanen", was filmed for Finnish TV by Juha Koiranen.

In 2007, Organic Theater Company of Chicago presented its adaptation of Bartleby at the Ruth Page Theatre. This production was repeated a year later at the LaCosta Theatre.

In 2007, Chatterbox Audio Theater of Memphis created a freely available audio version of the story.

In 2009, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company of Chicago presented an adaptation by R.L. Lane at the Angel Island Theater, directed by Richard Cotovsky.

In 2009, La pépinière théâtre of Paris presented as public reading by the famous French author Daniel Pennac, directed by François Duval.

• The Season two episode from The Office, Halloween was based on the moral of this story