The Black Tulip

Local Description

326 pp. This work is in good condition. There is extensive fading to the spine, as well as some to the top cover. There is no damage to the external binding of the book, only some light dirt stains. There is a note from the previous owner found within the inlay. The pages are devoid of foxing or discolouration. Internally the contents are in excellent condition.

Description

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, interweaving historical events surrounding the brutal murders of two Dutch statesman in 1672 with the phenomenon of tulipomania that gripped seventeenth-century Holland.

Author description

Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.