false <![CDATA[The Black Tulip (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165607674m/7182.jpg 7182 83 Cornelius von Baerle lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival, Cornelius is condemned to life in prison. His only comfort is Rosa, the jailer's beautiful daughter, who helps him concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. As Robin Buss explains in his informative introduction, Dumas infuses his story with elements from the history of the Dutch Republic (including two brutal murders) and Holland's seventeenth-century "tulipmania" phenomenon. 2024166 1844 The Black Tulip (Penguin Classics) total:712|5:154|4:226|3:224|2:86|1:22| 712 2540 1132 83 3 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 09:53:21 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 09:49:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 21:43:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 10:52:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Sep 15 12:43:08 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 12:43:08 -0700 2008
if you are into love stories - this has a great one, of loyalty, devotion, and self-sacrifice.

if you are into studies of human nature - here too. it explores mob-mentality, politics, truth...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:51:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:19:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 06:57:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 07:16:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 10:39:24 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:09:29 -0800 2008 1 The Black Tulip combines Alexandre Dumas and tulipmania. That was all the sales pitch I needed to read it. While it was certainly no Three Musketeers or Count of Monte Cristo, The Black Tulip was the type of book I've grown to expect from Dumas: suspenseful, clever, and engaging. It just wasn't his ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 02 13:07:07 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 11:15:29 -0700 2008
The Netherlands (then called the Seven United Provinces).

The brothers DeWitt are slaughtered by an insane crowd in the Hague. Most of the Seven Provinces are occupied by Louis XIV's armies - the citizens are mad. They believe (in error) that the DeWitt's have so...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 14:34:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:41:48 -0800 2009 Civil war in the Netherlands during 17th century
William of Orange and the Republicans

Isaac Boxtel the villian
Cornelius van Baerle our hero
Rosa

A melodramatic script that would make a great Hollywood movie.

the love story was entertainin...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:46:05 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 08:17:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:19:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 08:08:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 19 11:47:51 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:47:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:53:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:59:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 09:01:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:12:07 -0800 2009
I love Dumas. The Black Tulip is one of his shorter novels. The story is first rate and as always Dumas is...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 15:33:04 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 16:23:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Apr 20 16:12:18 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 16:15:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 16:49:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 08:44:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 13:16:45 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 13:17:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:21:20 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:24:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 04 23:24:27 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 23:25:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 18:02:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 18:02:59 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7182