novel The Down-Easters by fellow New Englander John Neal. The two authors first connected when Neal's magazine The Yankee published the first substantial praise of Hawthorne's work in 1828. Style Hawthorne begins the story with reference to the writings of the fictional writer 'Monsieur Aubépine', named after the French name of the hawthorn plant. He both praises and criticizes the author's style and intent. This introduction aims to establish a tone of uncertainty and confusion, throwing off expectations and establishing the theme of the interrelationship of perception, reality and fantasy. He lists texts by M. de l'Aubépine, some of which translate into Hawthorne's own works as follows: Contes deux fois racontés is Twice-Told Tales. Le Voyage céleste à chemin de fer is The Celestial Railroad. Le Nouveau Père Adam et la Nouvelle Mère Eve is The New Adam and Eve. Rodéric ou le Serpent à l'estomac is Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent. Le Culte de feu is Fire Worship. "L'Artiste du beau" is "The Artist of the Beautiful or the Mechanical Butterfly." The narrator says the text was translated from Beatrice ou la Belle Empoisonneuse which translates to "Beatrice or the Beautiful Poisoner" and was published in "La Revue Anti-Aristocratique" ("The Anti-Aristocratic Review"). Adaptations Operas Rappaccini's Daughter by Charles Wakefield Cadman premiered at Carnegie Hall on March 20, 1925 Rappaccini's Daughter by Margaret Garwood (1983) La hija de Rappaccini by Daniel Catán (1991) The Poisoned Kiss by Ralph Vaughan Williams Rappaccini's Daughter by Michael Cohen (2000) Rappaccini's Daughter Opera in Three Acts by Avrohom Leichtling (1967–68) Plays Spanish-language play: La Hija de Rappaccini by Octavio Paz (1956) English-language play: Rappaccini's Daughter by Sebastian Doggart (1996) Poetry John Todhunter verse-play The Poison-Flower, A Phantasy, in Three Scenes (1891) Radio NBC's The Weird Circle (1943–1947), Episode 52, Radio Play. Broadcast date: November 26, 1944 CBC's "Vanishing Point" (1984–1986), 3rd episode of the "Thrice Told Tales" sub-series. Broadcast date: December 1, 1986 Television Lights Out, featuring the first screen appearance of Eli Wallach PBS's American Short Story, starring Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Madeline Willemsen and Leonardo Cimino (1980) Film Twice Told Tales, starring Vincent Price (1963) References Sources Latin American Plays, "Rappaccini's Daughter, by Octavio Paz". Sebastian Doggart, editor. Nick Hern Books, 1996. External links Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804–1864 . Rappaccini's Daughter Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library Literary Criticism at VCU Audio at voanews.com 1844 short stories Short stories adapted into films Short