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The Black Tulip

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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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Table of contents THE BLACK TULIP Chapter 1. A Grateful People Chapter 2. The Two Brothers Chapter 3. The Pupil of John de Witt Chapter 4. The Murderers Chapter 5. The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour Chapter 6. The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier Chapter 7. The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune Chapter 8. An Invasion Chapter 9. The Family Cell Chapter 10. The Jailer’s Daughter Chapter 11. Cornelius van Baerle’s Will Chapter 12. The Execution Chapter 13. What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators Chapter 14. The Pigeons of Dort Chapter 15. The Little Grated Window Chapter 16. Master and Pupil Chapter 17. The First Bulb Chapter 18. Rosa’s Lover Chapter 19. The Maid and the Flower Chapter 20. The Events which took place during those Eight Days Chapter 21. The Second Bulb Chapter 22. The Opening of the Flower Chapter 23. The Rival Chapter 24. The Black Tulip changes Masters Chapter 25. The President van Systens Chapter 26. A Member of the Horticultural Society Chapter 27. The Third Bulb Chapter 28. The Hymn of the Flowers Chapter 29. In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryphus Chapter 30. Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting Van Baerle Chapter 31. Haarlem Chapter 32. A Last Request Chapter 33. Conclusion

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