About this book
The Black Tulip, written by Alexandre Dumas père and published in 1850, is a historical novel placed in the time of Tulipmania in the Netherlands. The novel begins with the 1672 politically motivated mob lynching of the de Witt brothers and then follows the story of Cornelius van Baerle, godson of Cornelius de Wit. Cornelius Van Baerle has joined the race to breed a truly black tulip – and to win the prize of 100,000 guilders, as well as fame and honour. As he nears his goal he is jailed and then of course rescued – by the beautiful Rosa, daughter of the jailer.
Chapters
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- 101 - A Grateful People20:27 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 202 - The Two Brothers16:48 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 303 - The Pupil of John de Witt17:26 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 404 - The Murderers19:05 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 505 - The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour18:24 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 606 - The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier15:04 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 707 - The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune20:45 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 808 - An Invasion14:14 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 909 - The Family Cell9:19 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1010 - The Jailer's Daughter8:38 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1111 - Cornelius van Baerle's Will23:33 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1212 - The Execution6:52 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1313 - What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators8:36 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1414 - The Pigeons of Dort9:23 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1515 - The Little Grated Window12:37 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1616 - Master and Pupil12:49 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1717 - The First Bulb15:41 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1818 - Rosa's Lover11:44 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 1919 - The Maid and the Flower13:50 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2020 - The Events which took place during those Eight Days16:46 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2121 - The Second Bulb14:50 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2222 - The Opening of the Flower11:52 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2323 - The Rival12:47 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2424 - The Black Tulip changes Masters9:03 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2525 - The President van Systens12:28 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2626 - A Member of the Horticultural Society16:06 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2727 - The Third Bulb15:59 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2828 - The Hymn of the Flowers14:49 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 2929 - In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryphus13:49 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 3030 - Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting Van Baerle6:46 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 3131 - Haarlem14:00 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 3232 - A Last Request8:48 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
- 3333 - Conclusion11:02 · read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
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