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A Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a poisonous maiden and her lover. Learn about the plot, the interpretation, the genre, the sources and the adaptations of this classic tale.
A short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman in a poisonous garden. Read the full text, annotations, and expert analysis of the literary symbols, themes, and motifs at Owl Eyes.
Rappaccini’s Daughter, allegorical short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in United States Magazine and Democratic Review (December 1844) and collected in Mosses from an Old Manse (1846). Rappaccini, a scholar-scientist in Padua, grows only poisonous plants in his lush garden.
A young man falls in love with a poisonous woman, the daughter of a mad scientist who experiments with plants. Read the full story, themes, quotes, characters, and symbols of this classic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
A short story about a scientist who grows poisonous plants and his daughter who is immune to them. She falls in love with a young man who becomes infected by her touch and must choose between him and her father.
Learn about Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story Rappaccini’s Daughter, a tragedy set in Italy about a poisonous woman and her lover. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
Learn about the plot, themes, and characters of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Rappaccini's Daughter". Giovanni falls in love with Beatrice, a poisonous girl raised by a scientist, but his attempt to save her kills her.