The Black Tulip

Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss

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Penguin Classics
10 July 2003

New translation by Robin Buss, with chronology, further reading, explanatory notes.

Set at the height of the ""tulipomania"" that gripped Holland in 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius van Baerle, a humble grower whose sole desire is to grow the perfect specimen of the tulip negra.

When his godfather is murdered, Cornelius finds himself caught up in the deadly politics of the time, imprisoned and facing a death sentence.

His jailor's daughter Rosa, holds both the key to his survival and his chance to produce the ultimate tulip.

By: Alexandre Dumas
Translated by: Robin Buss
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780140448924
ISBN 10: 0140448926
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 July 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-5). Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. For Penguin, his translations include works by Sartre, Zola and, most recently, The Plague by Camus.