For 10 points, name this author of "Bartleby, the Scrivener," Billy Budd, and Moby-Dick.
In one work by this author, the title building is home to an automaton that kills its architect, Bannadonna, while in another, the title character claims to be able to control the weather with a long, copper object. This author collected "The Bell-Tower" and "The Lightning-Rod Man" in his (*) Piazza Tales, which also includes a novella in which the title character is impressed onto the H.M.S. Bellipotent, where he kills the master-at-arms Claggart. He wrote about Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut in a story about an employee of a Wall Street law firm, who refuses to leave its office because he "would prefer not to." For 10 points, name this author of "Bartleby, the Scrivener," Billy Budd, and Moby-Dick.
In one work by this author, the title building is home to an automaton that kills its architect, Bannadonna, while in another, the title character claims to be able to control the weather with a long, copper object.
Herman {Melville}