MasterVision (Firm)

Designed to provide a working vocabulary of spoken Japanese and Chinese in by teaching 1,000 words and phrases used in 43 common life situations. Includes a basic vocabulary suitable for tourists giving the pronunciation of the word or phrase, with the written word shown on the screen in Japanese or Chinese characters, romanized forms, and the English equivalent.

The time is the early 20th century, in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and centers on the Webb and Gibbs families, who live next door to each other. Emily Webb and George Gibbs are two young people who grow up, fall in love with gentle glances and sweet words, get married, and are eventually separated by death. On the surface, there is all this nostalgia, but there are dark currents in Grovers Corners, little ironies and inconsistencies that are often...