Rappaccini's Daughter

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Rappaccini’s Daughter A forbidden garden. A poisoned love. A choice that cannot be undone. When Giovanni peers into Dr. Rappaccini’s walled paradise, he discovers Beatrice—beautiful, mysterious, and bound to flowers that can kill with a breath. As fascination deepens into love, Giovanni is drawn into a battle between scientific ambition and human conscience. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s gothic tale distills the moral intensity of The Scarlet Letter into a swift, haunting drama. If you enjoy: Mary Shelley’s eerie science, Edgar Allan Poe’s fatal obsessions, Oscar Wilde’s decadent morality plays, Robert Louis Stevenson’s psychological doubles, or Bram Stoker’s shadowed romance—you’ll love this botanically charged classic. Why listeners stay hooked Atmospheric, gothic setting with rich botanical symbolism A lean, one-sitting story perfect for focused listening Enduring themes: innocence vs. corruption, science vs. ethics, love vs. power About the author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) is a cornerstone of American literature, known for morally complex, symbol-rich fiction including The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables.