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Writer, producer and distributor Samuel M. Sherman narrates his memories on acquiring "The Scarlet Letter" (1934). As a young film student Sherman became acquainted with the film and became very interested in its history. Eventually Sherman was able to acquire and re-distribute the film. This is his story.
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John Carradine narrates this documentary on early Salem, Massachusetts, once the most prominent seaport in the New World, it was also home to American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. In exploring Salem and the surrounding culture Hawthorne penned his greatest novel, "The Scarlet Letter." Utilizing archival footage of Salem, Massachusetts this short documentary covers a slice of time.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's powerful tale of forbidden love, shame and revenge comes to life in this manga presentation of the classic story. When Hester Prynne bears an illegitimate child, she is introduced to the ugliness, complexity, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though set in a Puritan community during the Colonial American period, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility and consuming emotions of guilt, anger, loyalty and revenge...
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Five great works about sin, redemption, and human passion by a masterful nineteenth-century American novelist. Including both novels and short story collections, this volume showcases the brilliance of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Mosses from an Old Manse: A collection of Hawthorne's short stories, praised by Herman Melville as "his masterpiece."
Twice-Told Tales: Short fiction that "comes from the hand of a man of genius" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
The...