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Black Tulip

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Black Tulip

by Alexandre Dumas

English· 7:34:20· 33 chapters
The Black Tulip, written by Alexandre Dumas père 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 and then follows the story of Cornelius van Baerle, godson of Cornelius de Wit. Cornelius Van Baerle has joined the race to breed a truly black tulip – and to win the prize of 100,000 guilders, as well as fame and honour. As he nears his goal he is jailed and then of course rescued – by the beautiful Rosa, daughter of the jailer.
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    01 - A Grateful People

    20:27
  2. Chapter 2

    02 - The Two Brothers

    16:48
  3. Chapter 3

    03 - The Pupil of John de Witt

    17:26
  4. Chapter 4

    04 - The Murderers

    19:05
  5. Chapter 5

    05 - The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour

    18:24
  6. Chapter 6

    06 - The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier

    15:04
  7. Chapter 7

    07 - The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune

    20:45
  8. Chapter 8

    08 - An Invasion

    14:14
  9. Chapter 9

    09 - The Family Cell

    09:19
  10. Chapter 10

    10 - The Jailer's Daughter

    08:38
  11. Chapter 11

    11 - Cornelius van Baerle's Will

    23:33
  12. Chapter 12

    12 - The Execution

    06:52
  13. Chapter 13

    13 - What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators

    08:36
  14. Chapter 14

    14 - The Pigeons of Dort

    09:23
  15. Chapter 15

    15 - The Little Grated Window

    12:37
  16. Chapter 16

    16 - Master and Pupil

    12:49
  17. Chapter 17

    17 - The First Bulb

    15:41
  18. Chapter 18

    18 - Rosa's Lover

    11:44
  19. Chapter 19

    19 - The Maid and the Flower

    13:50
  20. Chapter 20

    20 - The Events which took place during those Eight Days

    16:46
  21. Chapter 21

    21 - The Second Bulb

    14:50
  22. Chapter 22

    22 - The Opening of the Flower

    11:52
  23. Chapter 23

    23 - The Rival

    12:47
  24. Chapter 24

    24 - The Black Tulip changes Masters

    09:03
  25. Chapter 25

    25 - The President van Systens

    12:28
  26. Chapter 26

    26 - A Member of the Horticultural Society

    16:06
  27. Chapter 27

    27 - The Third Bulb

    15:59
  28. Chapter 28

    28 - The Hymn of the Flowers

    14:49
  29. Chapter 29

    29 - In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryphus

    13:49
  30. Chapter 30

    30 - Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting Van Baerle

    06:46
  31. Chapter 31

    31 - Haarlem

    14:00
  32. Chapter 32

    32 - A Last Request

    08:48
  33. Chapter 33

    33 - Conclusion

    11:02