The Birthmark (Unabridged) - Nathaniel Hawthorne

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Release Date: 2026-03-05

Genre: Classics

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The Birthmark (Unabridged) Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne approached the Romantic notion of the ability of science to destroy art (or beauty) in the form of fictive "horror stories" of biological research out of control. This story is the best of that group. A devoted scientist marries a beautiful woman with a single physical flaw: a birthmark on her face. Aylmer becomes obsessed with the imperfection and his attempts to remove it via his scientific skills, thus rendering his bride perfect.

The Birthmark (Unabridged) - Nathaniel Hawthorne

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Release Date: 2026-03-05

Genre: Classics

(0 ratings)
Hawthorne approached the Romantic notion of the ability of science to destroy art (or beauty) in the form of fictive "horror stories" of biological research out of control. This story is the best of that group. A devoted scientist marries a beautiful woman with a single physical flaw: a birthmark on her face. Aylmer becomes obsessed with the imperfection and his attempts to remove it via his scientific skills, thus rendering his bride perfect.

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