Bartleby Hats

Description: S.H.I.T.

Description: Melville's classic anti-hero Bartleby is known for his catchphrase: "I would prefer not to". Whether you're tongue in cheek or serious, if the answer is NOPE and LEAVE ME ALONE, this is for you. Available in other colors.

Description: Melville's classic anti-hero Bartleby is known for his catchphrase: "I would prefer not to". Whether you're tongue in cheek or serious, if the answer is NOPE and LEAVE ME ALONE, this is for you. Available in other colors.

Description: A literary tee with a reference to the last words of Herman Melville's famous short story, "Bartleby, the Scrivener." In white, vintage typewriter-style lettering. See who else gets it!

Description: Herman Melville quote: I would prefer not to. (dark text)

Description: Slovenian philosopher, a researcher at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Arts and international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities of the University of London

Description: Let the world know that you *sniff* would prefer not to.

Description: The iconic phrase of refusal! This minimalist design features the simple, powerful quote "I would prefer not to" from Herman Melville's classic short story, Bartleby, the Scrivener. Perfect for literature students, readers, writers, introverts, or anyone who appreciates dark humor, existentialism, and making a subtle, powerful statement about their boundaries.

Description: "I would prefer not to" in white, distressed lettering. Bartleby's polite protest in Herman Melville's short story of the same name. For when you just can't.

Description: Bartleby forever.

Description: Melville's classic anti-hero Bartleby is known for his catchphrase: "I would prefer not to". Whether you're tongue in cheek or serious, if the answer is NOPE and LEAVE ME ALONE, this is for you. Available in other colors.

Description: Melville's classic anti-hero Bartleby is known for his catchphrase: "I would prefer not to". Whether you're tongue in cheek or serious, if the answer is NOPE and LEAVE ME ALONE, this is for you. Available in other colors.

Description: A tee-shirt of passive resistance.

Description: This design features Bartleby, the Scrivener, as a disgruntled Cat with the well-known phrase of "I would prefer not to." Behind our feline is an observant Crow, lurking and keeping tabs on the goings-on.

Description: From Herman Melville's classic short story, "Bartleby, the Scrivener." "I Would Prefer Not To," in white, distressed, retro-style lettering. For when you'd just rather not. Resist!

Description: Slavoj Zizek I would prefer not to.

Description: S.H.I.T.

Description: Herman Melville quote: I would prefer not to.

Description: Don't act, just think