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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Main Author: Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
Other Authors: Buss, Robin
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2003.
Edition:Penguin Classics ed.
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100 1 |a Dumas, Alexandre,  |d 1802-1870. 
245 1 4 |a The black tulip /  |c by Alexandre Dumas ; translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Robin Buss. 
246 3 |a La Tulipe Noire 
250 |a Penguin Classics ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b Penguin Books,  |c 2003. 
300 |a xxvi, 246 pages. 
500 |a Originally published as La Tulipe noire in Paris, 1865. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a Chronology -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- A Note on the Translation -- The Black Tulip -- Notes. 
520 |a "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. 
521 2 |a IL: AD. 
650 7 |a Romance fiction  |z Netherlands. 
650 0 |a Tulip growers  |v Fiction. 
655 7 |a Historical fiction  |z Netherlands. 
651 0 |a Netherlands (Holland)  |x History  |v Fiction. 
700 1 |a Buss, Robin. 
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