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InitialLastName 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Short Little Difficult Books

For a salmon-sized taste, Bartleby the Scrivener. Great annotated version here: https://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/10/herma...

billfruit 10 months ago | [–]

Both Billy Bud and Bartleby are very focused on the human drama. If you are more interested in the sea rather, I'd suggest Typee and its follow up Omoo.

jamiek88 10 months ago | [–]

Wait? That was the moby dick guy?! Loved that Bartley story.

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