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Rappaccini’s Daughter

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Rappaccini’s Daughter

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Narrated by: Jason Michael Mann
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Summary
 In a sunlit garden that harbors deadly secrets, a young medical student, Giovanni Guasconti, becomes entranced by Beatrice—radiant, brilliant, and mysteriously poisonous. As Giovanni’s fascination deepens, he discovers that Dr. Rappaccini, Beatrice’s fanatical father, has cultivated both rare toxins and a living experiment whose touch and breath can kill. What begins as a heady romance spirals into a gripping moral drama about scientific hubris, innocence corrupted, and love made lethal. Jason Michael Mann’s evocative narration amplifies Hawthorne’s lush imagery and mounting dread, guiding listeners through marble courtyards, perfumed blooms, and the shuddering revelations at the story’s heart. A pillar of American Dark Romanticism, Rappaccini’s Daughter blends gothic atmosphere with philosophical bite, culminating in a tragic finale that lingers long after the last word. Perfect for fans of gothic fiction, literary classics, and thought-provoking tales of science and sin. Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Horror
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