The black tulip
"Cornelius von Baerle, a respectible tulip grower, is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival who wants to keep him from achieving the goal of cultivating the elusive black tulip, but Cornelius is able to pursue his passion from prison when he is befriended by the jailer's beautiful daught...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2003.
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| Edition: | Penguin Classics ed. |
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| Summary: | "Cornelius von Baerle, a respectible tulip grower, is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival who wants to keep him from achieving the goal of cultivating the elusive black tulip, but Cornelius is able to pursue his passion from prison when he is befriended by the jailer's beautiful daughter, Rosa." *** "Love-romance associated with the Haarlem tulip craze and intertwined with scenes from Dutch history (1672-5), when William of Orange lent himself to the agitation against the brothers De Witt the patriotic defenders of Dutch liberty." Baker's Best. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as La Tulipe noire in Paris, 1865. |
| Physical Description: | xxvi, 246 pages. |
| Audience: | IL: AD. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0140448926 9780140448924 |
| Author Notes: | Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. For Penguin, his translations include works by Sartre, Zola and, most recently, The Plague by Camus. |
