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The Black Tulip (Oxford World's Classics) (original 1850; edition 2008)

by Alexandre Dumas, David Coward (Editor), Franz Demmler (Translator)

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Craving some first-rate historical fiction? Slip into this tale of intrigue and romance from Alexandre Dumas (pere), who is regarded by critics as one of the masters of the genre. 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 way to channel the country's attention toward something positive, and an unlikely romance blossoms as a result.

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Title:The Black Tulip (Oxford World's Classics)
Authors:Alexandre Dumas
Other authors:David Coward (Editor), Franz Demmler (Translator)
Info:Oxford University Press, USA (2008), Paperback, 288 pages
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The Black Tulip by père Alexandre Dumas (1850)

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    The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père (2below)
    2below: These stories share some key themes and plot elements. It's not nearly as epic as The Count of Monte Cristo but makes for an interesting comparison.
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I really was not with it at all for the first four chapters - I have an aversion to politics on a cellular level, but once the romance kicked in, it was a wonderful tale. I truly enjoyed the intrigue and the race to produce the Black Tulip! ( )
  VictoriaPL | Nov 23, 2023 |
3½*

A nice blend of historical fiction, romance and adventure - just what I expect from Dumas! The adventure isn't quite up to the level of The Three Musketeers being more intrigue than actual adventure but it was still fun. ( )
  leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |
3.5 rounded up.

Nothing makes me feel like a youngster again quite like reading Dumas. He is a consummate storyteller and when you are reading the story is everything, you are immersed in it, you are suffering the confinement and the injustice and the suspense. The romance is necessary, but not terribly realistic, but then Dumas’ strength is action and it is his male characters who seize and keep your interest. Nobody watched Errol Flynn movies to see the fainting heroine...she was his prop.

This degree of fervor over a tulip might seem extreme, but it is, in fact, based on the history of the time. Holland had tulip fever that amounted to a mania. Dumas certainly put this to good use in his plot development and the creation of the fanatic, Boxtel.

A fun read for me and just right for reading between tasks at this time of year.
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  mattorsara | Aug 11, 2022 |
The blurb refers to the abridged nature of the novel - 'the more prolix elements in this novel have been minimised in this modern version'.
  jon1lambert | Mar 9, 2022 |
I was charmed to find a Dumas romance that I hadn’t read. Though it starts with the grisly, and historically factual, murder of the brothers Jon and Cornelius De Witt, it’s good escapist reading after that. ( )
  Charon07 | Jul 16, 2021 |
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I found this book surprisingly good, and an excellent vindication of literacy, thanks to Librivox. I almost didn’t bother with it because it seemed like a sappy romance at first, and about flowers! And this particular reader, Ezwa from Belgium, is exquisite to listen to.
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Dumas, Alexandre, pèreprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Arzadun, AndresTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bakker, MargotTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bestall, A. E.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brereton, D. N.Introductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Conrad, PeterIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Coward, DavidEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Demmler, FranzTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fitz-Gerald, S. J. AdairTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Flores, EnriqueIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fontaine, C.Editorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fusco, FedericoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Girard, MarcelIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gosse, EdmundEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hernúñez, PolluxTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lammers, FransIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
O'Connor, A.J.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Quanjer, Th.A.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Redman, Ben RayIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reinoso, Caridad DiazTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tirranen, HerttaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Zemmler, FranzTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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On the 20th of August, 1672, the city of the Hague, always so lively, so neat, and so trim that one might believe every day to be Sunday, with its shady park, with its tall trees, spreading over its Gothic houses, with its canals like large mirrors, in which its steeples and its almost Eastern cupolas are reflected,—the city of the Hague, the capital of the Seven United Provinces, was swelling in all its arteries with a black and red stream of hurried, panting, and restless citizens, who, with their knives in their girdles, muskets on their shoulders, or sticks in their hands, were pushing on to the Buytenhof, a terrible prison, the grated windows of which are still shown, where, on the charge of attempted murder preferred against him by the surgeon Tyckelaer, Cornelius de Witt, the brother of the Grand Pensionary of Holland was confined.
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Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Craving some first-rate historical fiction? Slip into this tale of intrigue and romance from Alexandre Dumas (pere), who is regarded by critics as one of the masters of the genre. 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 way to channel the country's attention toward something positive, and an unlikely romance blossoms as a result.

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This story about 1672-The Netherlands. In November 1671, a prise was offered with black tulip. If someone make black tulip, 100000 scilders will pay the person. Cornelius tried to grow the black tulip because he like tulips, and he get three black tulip's bulbs. But one day, he was caught as a prisoner...
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