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Length8h 44m
About this audiobook
This historical novel was originally published in three volumes in 1850. The story begins with the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen. The rest of the narrative, involving fictional characters, takes place in the following eighteen months; gradually revealing its connection with the killing of the de Witt brothers.
In the story, the city of Haarlem, Netherlands has set a prize of 100,000 guilders to the person who can grow a black tulip, sparking competition between the country’s best gardeners to win the money, honour and fame. The young and bourgeois Cornelius van Baerle has almost succeeded, but is suddenly thrown into the Loevestein prison. There he meets the prison guard’s beautiful daughter Rosa, who will be his comfort and help, and at last his rescuer.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 22, 2021
LanguageEnglish