Herman Melville

I and my chimney, two grey-headed old smokers, reside in the country. Our fireplaces are on opposite sides, but our flue is separate throughout. The main reason of this style of chimney building is...

The late John Jacob Astor, a rather elderly man, let Turkey and Nippers stay in his chambers. Nippers wrote a neat, swift hand, and Ginger Nut was a lad some twelve years old. Bartleby did an...

A lawyer takes on a new employee but fails to check the references. The original role model for slackers everywhere.

In the midst of a fearsome storm, a sceptic is confronted by a passionate salesman.