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As Robin Buss explains in his informative introduction, Dumas infuses his story with elements from the history of the Dutch Republic (including two brutal murders) and Holland’s seventeenth-century "tulipmania" phenomenon.įor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Description The Black Tulip begins with an event that actually happened - the lynching of Johan de Witt (who was the equivalent of the Dutch Prime Minister) and his brother Cornelis in 1672. His only comfort is Rosa, the jailer’s beautiful daughter, who helps him concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. The Black Tulip Alexandre Dumas Available to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. Falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival, Cornelius is condemned to life in prison. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Cornelius von Baerle lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation.
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