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"The Black Tulip", written by Alexandre Dumas and published in 1850, is a historical novel placed in the time of Tulipmania in the Netherlands. The novel begins with the 1672 politically motivated mob lynching of the de Witt brothers. A masterful retelling of one of the most infamous incidents in Dutch history, “The Black Tulip” is not to be missed by fans of historical fiction.
The novel follows the story of Cornelius van Baerle, godson of Cornelius de Witt. Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip-grower, lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But after his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in deadly political intrigue and is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival. Condemned to life imprisonment, his only comfort is Rosa, the jailer's beautiful daughter, and together they concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret.
Dumas' last major historical novel is a tale of romantic love, jealousy and obsession.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (57.1K)
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GenreRomance, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 38 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. A Grateful People
2Chapter 2. The Two Brothers
3Chapter 3. The Pupil of John de Witt
4Chapter 4. The Murderers
5Chapter 5. The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour
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6Chapter 6. The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier
7Chapter 7. The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune
8Chapter 8. An Invasion
9Chapter 9. The Family Cell
10Chapter 10. The Jailer’s Daughter
11Chapter 11. Cornelius van Baerle’s Will
12Chapter 12. The Execution
13Chapter 13. What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators
14Chapter 14. The Pigeons of Dort
15Chapter 15. The Little Grated Window
16Chapter 16. Master and Pupil
17Chapter 17. The First Bulb
18Chapter 18. Rosa’s Lover
19Chapter 19. The Maid and the Flower
20Chapter 20. The Events which took place during those Eight Days
21Chapter 21. The Second Bulb
22Chapter 22. The Opening of the Flower
23Chapter 23. The Rival
24Chapter 24. The Black Tulip changes Masters
25Chapter 25. The President van Systens
26Chapter 26. A Member of the Horticultural Society
27Chapter 27. The Third Bulb
28Chapter 28. The Hymn of the Flowers
29Chapter 29. In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryphus
30Chapter 30. Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting Van Baerle
31Chapter 31. Haarlem
32Chapter 32. A Last Request
33Chapter 33. Conclusion
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