One character created by this author dreams of himself and his assistant,Aminadab, botching a surgery. Another character of this author threw a bouquet toa girl in a garden only to see it wither in her hand. In that story, (+) Lisabetta showsthe protagonist a secret entrance to a garden in Padua before he notices a purple handprint on his wrist and offers an antidote created by Professor Baglioni. The title object of one 
One character created by this author dreams of himself and his assistant,Aminadab, botching a surgery. Another character of this author threw a bouquet toa girl in a garden only to see it wither in her hand. In that story, (+) Lisabetta showsthe protagonist a secret entrance to a garden in Padua before he notices a purple handprint on his wrist and offers an antidote created by Professor Baglioni. The title object of one of his stories is shaped like a (*) fairy's hand, and that story sees Aylmer treat his new wife Georgianna. The title character from another story walks with a fellow traveller whose cane is likened to a serpent, avoids Goody Cloyse on a path, and sees his wife Faith at a witches' sabbath. For ten points, name this author of The Birthmark, Rappaccini's Daughter, and Young Goodman Brown.
One character created by this author dreams of himself and his assistant,Aminadab, botching a surgery.
Nathaniel Hawthorne                                                                                                                                                                              