Rappaccini's Daughter
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Narrated by B. J. Harrison
4/5
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born is Salem, Massachusetts in 1804. His father died when he was four years old. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously at his own expense in 1828. He later disowned the novel and burned the remaining copies. For the next twenty years he made his living as a writer of tales and children's stories. He assured his reputation with the publication of The Scarlet Letter in 1850 and The House of the Seven Gables the following year. In 1853 he was appointed consul in Liverpool, England, where he lived for four years. He died in 1864.
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Reviews for Rappaccini's Daughter
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Crazy scientists experimenting on women, his own daughter!
A very tragic story for the female character.
Hawthorne could have explored more inside her character, but I am not surprised he didn't. Why would Giovanni need to tell the tale and not Beatrice? Giovanni was always focused in how it affected him instead of what he saw and what it meant to those involved. I suppose we are all like Giovanni most of the time. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I do enjoy this story. This particular version of it was hard to read at first; the notes mingle with summary mingle with story until it's hard to tell where the summary ends and the story begins. However, I enjoyed the re-read of the story even with the poor formatting choices.Definitely a classic, and still easy enough to read (unlike some classics that haven't aged as well).
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A young student comes to the University of Padua to study. Next door to his lodging he discovers a lush garden filled with exotic plants and flowers tended by a man and his beautiful daughter. Giovanni, the student learns from an old friend of his father, a physician who lives in Padua, that the man in the garden, whom he originally took to be the gardener, is really a famous and also somewhat infamous physician Rappaccini, known for his research in plant toxicology and knowledge of poisons. Giovanni is warned to stay away from that garden but smitten by the young woman he sees tending it, he ventures into it and makes her acquaintance. He is warmly received by her, and a romance begins to blossom. It will end with a tragic result.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To be honest, when I started reading the story I kept dozing off, to the point that I just had to put it aside and take a nap. Afterwards I picked it continue it. Although it is a bit predictable, it turns out to be entertaining and gripping towards end.