David Swan, A Fantasy

Duration: 23

Genre: Educational

Creator: galen films

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Nathaniel Hawthorne's story about a series of events that almost changes the course of David Swan's life — three brushes with fate; three encounters with events that could have wrenched a life from its accustomed course. And then wakefulness and the resumption by David Swan of his journey to Boston, in complete ignorance of what might have been. A faithful rendition of the story, echoing with the cadence of Hawthorne's own language., Tells the story of a young man's journey to Boston in the late 18th century. Shows how he sleeps through three fateful encounters which would have changed his life. Based on the short story "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Complete Record: Nathaniel Hawthorne's story about a series of events that almost changes the course of David Swan's life — three brushes with fate; three encounters with events that could have wrenched a life from its accustomed course. And then wakefulness and the resumption by David Swan of his journey to Boston, in complete ignorance of what might have been. A faithful rendition of the story, echoing with the cadence of Hawthorne's own language., Tells the story of a young man's journey to Boston in the late 18th century. Shows how he sleeps through three fateful encounters which would have changed his life. Based on the short story "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.