Nathaniel Hawthorne CD-ROM
	Texts: The Scarlet Letter, "Rappaccini's Daughter" and other stories Scholars: Millicent Bell, Larry Reynolds, Brenda Wineapple Contexts and Videos On: Hawthorne's Puritan Ancestors, Hawthorne's Female Characters, Hawthorne's Political Career Also available on video

• a program overview

• complete texts of The Scarlet Letter and six short stories, unabridged and fully searchable by phrase or word

• hyperlinks that allow users to gloss thousands of words and phrases to learn definitions, etymologies, geographical locations, and the meanings of puns and allusions

• analyses by Professor Larry Reynolds, President of the Hawthorne Society; leading Hawthorne scholar Millicent Bell; and Professor Brenda Wineapple, Hawthorne biographer

• special video tutorials and text segments on Hawthorne’s private and public life: his marriage, careers, politics, religious views (Puritanism and anti-Puritanism), and associations with Melville, Thoreau, Emerson, James Fields, and Franklin Pierce

• annotated bibliography of widely available texts, including the Harold Bloom scholarly essay series

• on-screen dictionary; Internet connection; full print capabilities
The CD-ROM can be used with either Windows or Macintosh.