# Bartleby, the Scrivener — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville.

- [Bartleby, The Scrivener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/11231/chapters/bartleby-the-scrivener.md): The unnamed lawyer-narrator introduces himself, his Wall Street office, and his eccentric employees—Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut. To handle an increase in work, he hires a new scrivener named Bartleby, who initially w

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