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b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\'ll be reading "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street". A short story, by Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in 1853.\\xa0 In the story, a Wall St. lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to do any task required of him. Though no great success at the time of it\'s publication "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is now among the most noted of American short stories, and is considered a precursor of absurdist literature.\\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'M\' \\u2014\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'