Rappaccini's Daughter
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"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844 issue of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, and later in the 1846 collection Mosses from an Old Manse. It is about Giacomo Rappaccini, a medical researcher in medieval Padua who grows a garden of poisonous plants. He brings up his daughter to tend the plants, and she becomes resistant to the poisons, but in the process she herself becomes poisonous to others. The traditional story of a poisonous maiden has been traced back to India, and Hawthorne's version has been adapted in contemporary works.
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This is getting 4.5 stars! I COULD NOT PUT DOWN THIS BOOK! This story is one of the few that made a strong impression on me among the collection of gothic tales I'm reading. The writing was masterful, the plot fascinating. Full reviews for these tales coming soon ( along with my previous reviews today ). xx
I read this for [b:The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter 34728925 The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Theodora Goss https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490794116s/34728925.jpg 45924715]Giovanni was an arse. He could have lived with sweet, poisonous Beatrice, Dr Rappaccini gave his daughter the gift of a husband and lover, and everyone would have been happy, had it not been the idiot telling Beatrice he thought she was disgusting. I hope he drank the antidose as well. Arse.
