The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip begins with the lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis by a mob yet the story revolves around competition between the country's best gardeners to grow a black tulip and win 100,000. It is a story of intrigue and love and Dutch history and, a connection with a black tulip and the killing of the de Witt brothers. Alexandre Dumas was a French writer whose works have been translated into nearly 100 languages. His historical novels include The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Corsican Brothers, and The Man in the Iron Mask." 9781483705934 1483705935 178 Fiction NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=BO4YtAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• • Author: Alexandre Dumas
• • Publisher: Bottom Of The Hill Publishing
• • Publication Date: Aug 01, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 178 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1483705935
• • ISBN-13: 9781483705934