herman melville A “Bartleby” Tour for Herman Melville’s 200th Birthday By blog.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:57:23 +0000 2019 is a year to celebrate the richness of American literature, as poet James Russell Lowell was born on February 22, 1819, two months ago we marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman, and now we certainly want to pause and note that Herman Melville has his bicentennial natal day on August 1.... The post A “Bartleby” Tour for Herman Melville’s 200th Birthday appeared first on New-York Historical Society. Full Article Anniversaries "I prefer not to" 19th century American literature 19th century New York Bartleby the Scrivener Colt-Adams murder copyists Herman Melville Monroe Edwards Putnam's Monthly Magazine The Tombs Wall Street
