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THE CONCLUDING line of Herman Melville’s classic American short story Bartleby, the Scrivener reads
Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity!
And so, Bartleby.com—after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, or copyist—publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge. 1
Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity!
And so, Bartleby.com—after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, or copyist—publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge. 1
Bartleby.com began as a personal research experiment in 1993 and within one year published the first classic book on the Web (Whitman’s Leaves of Grass). 2
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Sincerely,
Steven H. van Leeuwen
Chairman & CEO
Bartleby.com, Inc. 3
Sincerely,
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Chairman & CEO
Bartleby.com, Inc. 3
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