Discusses the movies that were based on the following books: The last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, The scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The house of the seven gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Little women by Louisa May Alcott, The adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Daisy Miller by Henry James, Washington Square by Henry James, The prince and the pauper by Mark Twain, The red badge of courage by Stephen Crane, Billy Budd by Herman Melville, The turn of the screw by Henry James, McTeague by Frank Norris, Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser, The wonderful wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Virginian by Owen Wister, The sea wolf by Jack London, Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington, Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis, An American tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway, Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis, Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett, A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway, and The sound and the fury by William Faulkner.

Evaluates the term 'classic', discussing a wide range of films and texts including Jane Eyre, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland.

This extraordinary book--published to commemorate the centennial celebration of the birth of American film and a 10-part PBS-TV series scheduled for the new year--surveys the phenomenon that is Hollywood, past and present. With more than 200 illustrations, 100 in full color, and including some never before published, this book celebrates the best of American films.

An authoritative and lively account of the development of the genre, by leading experts in the field.

Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books. Whether enjoyed in the classroom or for homeschooling or independent reading, Charlotte's Web is a proven favorite.

Eddie's Bastard spins the warm, endearing tale of William Amos Mann IV and of the inhabitants of his eponymous small upstate New York town, Mannville. Related in flashback by the adult Billy, the story begins with him being deposited as an infant on the doorstep of his grandfather's home in a simple wicker basket with a plain two-word message pinned to his shawl reading 'Eddie's Bastard'. Eddie had been killed in Vietnam three months earlier - his father, Thomas Mann Jnr, had given up on life, having lost his only son and, he thought, his only heir. But now, suddenly, Thomas has a grandson and an heir - if not to the once-vast Mann fortune (for Thomas had recklessly squandered that in a foolhardy enterprise just after his heroic return from WWII), then at least to the long legacy of the Mann family stories, stretching back to the Civil War. Eddie's Bastard is filled with episodes of madcap adventure and resonates with the power of lifelong friendship. By turns hilarious, thrilling and heart-breaking, here is a début that stays in the mind long after the reading is over.

In the summer of 1985, the Winston clan – Virginia and Robert and their children Sonny and Cassius – move from the Southside of St. Louis to the city’s Northside and take up space on a street famously known as James Cool. The family’s resolve is tested immediately after Virginia befriends a neighborhood tough-guy; Robert gives in to the traps of success; and the two boys are targeted by the posse of thugs that terrorizes the street. James Cool, a classic American novel by Toriano Porter featuring Rory L. Watkins