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Loading... The Black Tulip (Oxford World's Classics) (original 1850; edition 2008)by Alexandre Dumas, David Coward (Editor), Franz Demmler (Translator)
Work InformationThe Black Tulip by père Alexandre Dumas (1850)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 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! ( ) 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.
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. Belongs to Publisher SeriesDean's Classics (48) El País. Aventuras (16) Európa Zsebkönyvek (13) Everyman's Library (174) Grandes Novelas de Aventuras (XXVI) Limited Editions Club (S:20.11) — 4 more Is contained inHas the adaptationIs abridged inHas as a student's study guide
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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. .No library descriptions found.
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