Category: Hawthorne

02 Dec

Inhale, Exhale

Rappaccini’s DaughterBy Nathaniel Hawthorne The distrustful gardener, while plucking away the dead leaves or pruning the too luxuriant growth of the shrubs, defended his hands with a pair of thick gloves. Nor were these his only armor. When, in his walk through the garden, he came to the magnificent plant that hung its purple gems [...]