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Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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ISBN10: 1162681519
ISBN13: 9781162681511
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.06 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Rappaccini's Daughter is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is set in 18th century Italy and revolves around a young man named Giovanni Guasconti, who moves to Padua to study at the university. He becomes fascinated with his neighbor, Beatrice Rappaccini, and her father, Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini, a brilliant scientist who has developed a garden of poisonous plants.As Giovanni becomes more involved with Beatrice, he begins to suspect that she is somehow connected to the poisonous garden. He discovers that she has been raised on the poisonous plants and has become immune to their effects. Giovanni becomes increasingly obsessed with Beatrice, even as he realizes that she is a danger to him.The story explores themes of love, obsession, and the dangers of unchecked scientific experimentation. It also raises questions about the ethics of using science to manipulate nature and the consequences of playing God.Rappaccini's Daughter is widely regarded as one of Hawthorne's greatest works and has been adapted into several films and plays. It remains a classic of American literature and a thought-provoking exploration of human nature and the consequences of our actions.Nor did he fail again to observe, or imagine, an analogy between the beautiful girl and the gorgeous shrub that hung its gem-like flowers over the fountain; a resemblance which Beatrice seemed to have indulged a fantastic humor in heightening, both by the arrangement of her dress and the selection of its hues.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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