The Black Tulip - Wikipedia
The tulip is the most beautiful of all flowers, Therefore, he who despises the tulip offends God beyond measure". (p. 46, The Black Tulip) The city of Haarlem has offered a prize of 100,000 francs to whoever can grow a black tulip. At stake was not only the prize, but fame and honour; the winner would also have his name included in that given ...
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas - Goodreads
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.
The black tulip by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
1997年7月1日 · The story centers on the political machinations and brutalities faced by these characters, particularly Cornelius and John de Witt, as well as the fervor for a mythical black tulip that becomes symbolic within the plot.
The Black Tulip, by Alexandre Dumas - Project Gutenberg
2018年5月11日 · “Yes Barlœnsis: a fine name. All the tulip-fanciers—that is to say, all the intelligent people of Europe—will feel a thrill of excitement when the rumour spreads to the four quarters of the globe: The grand black tulip is found!
The Black Tulip: A Study Guide - ThoughtCo
2018年9月21日 · The Black Tulip, by Alexandre Dumas, is a work of historical fiction that mixes actual events in the Netherlands in the 17th century with fictional characters and events. The first third of the novel provides a thorough explanation of Dutch politics and culture—a stark difference from many of Dumas' other works, which launch into breakneck ...
The Black Tulip - Amsterdam Tulip Museum
The Black Tulip. For centuries, tulip lovers dreamed of an inky black flower. The myth of a black tulip inspired the 1850 novel by Alexander Dumas, a story that influenced generations. It is a powerful tale about love, jealousy, and obsession.
The Black Tulip - Short Stories and Classic Literature
The Black Tulip. by Alexandre Dumas. Table of Contents. 1. A Grateful People. 2. The Two Brothers. 3. The Pupil of John de Witt. 4. The Murderers. 5. The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour. 6. The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier. 7. The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune. 8. An Invasion. 9. The Family Cell. 10. The Jailer's Daughter. 11.
The Black Tulip - Alexandre Dumas - Google Books
2022年11月29日 · The Black Tulip. The immortal classic novel of love, ambition, intrigue set amid the Tulip mania of the Dutch Golden Age. In seventeenth-century Holland, tulips...
The Black Tulip - online literature
A deceptively simple story and the shortest of Dumas's most famous novels, The Black Tulip weaves historical events surrounding a brutal murder into a tale of romantic love.
The Black Tulip - Alexandre Dumas - Google Books
2010年12月1日 · In The Black Tulip, turmoil befalls the Dutch aristocracy and the nation struggles to regain its international standing. An unusual horticulture prize is devised as a...