The Black Tulip

by Alexandre Dumas
Category: "Fiction - Historical"
Pages:236
Year of Publication:1850
Date Added:12/01/2006
Date Read:12/01/2006
Notes:In this book, the shortest of Dumas's most famous tales, the real hero is no Musketeer, but a flower. The novel is set in Holland in 1672, and weaves the historical events surrounding the brutal murder of John de Witte and his brother Cornelius into a tale of romantic love.
My Rating: 7

Reviews for The Black Tulip

Review - Black Tulip, The

The dialogue was as corny as it gets, but the plot behind it was very enjoyable. I read a book about the tulip craze some time ago, and it was fun to visit it again in story form. I don't think it's as great a book as The Three Musketeers, but it was well worth reading. I rated it a 7.

Reviewed by Roger on 2006-12-01 19:17:51

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