The Black Tulip


Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan

(4.5 Sterne; 226 Bewertungen)

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. (7 hr 34 min)

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01 - A Grateful People 20:27 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
02 - The Two Brothers 16:48 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
03 - The Pupil of John de Witt 17:26 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
04 - The Murderers 19:05 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
05 - The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour 18:24 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
06 - The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier 15:04 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
07 - The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune 20:45 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
08 - An Invasion 14:14 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
09 - The Family Cell 9:19 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
10 - The Jailer's Daughter 8:38 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
11 - Cornelius van Baerle's Will 23:33 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
12 - The Execution 6:52 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
13 - What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators 8:36 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
14 - The Pigeons of Dort 9:23 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
15 - The Little Grated Window 12:37 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
16 - Master and Pupil 12:49 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
17 - The First Bulb 15:41 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
18 - Rosa's Lover 11:44 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
19 - The Maid and the Flower 13:50 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
20 - The Events which took place during those Eight Days 16:46 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
21 - The Second Bulb 14:50 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
22 - The Opening of the Flower 11:52 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
23 - The Rival 12:47 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
24 - The Black Tulip changes Masters 9:03 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
25 - The President van Systens 12:28 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
26 - A Member of the Horticultural Society 16:06 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
27 - The Third Bulb 15:59 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
28 - The Hymn of the Flowers 14:49 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
29 - In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryp… 13:49 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
30 - Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting… 6:46 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
31 - Haarlem 14:00 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
32 - A Last Request 8:48 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan
33 - Conclusion 11:02 Gelesen von Gail Timmerman Vaughan

Bewertungen

Chock Full of All the Good Stuff


(5 Sterne)

The summary above unfortunately gives away the ending - don't read it! :) This little-known work of Dumas should be read as often as The Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers. It's suspenseful, harrowing, and very satisfying. Set during the ascendancy of William of Orange in the midst of tulip fever, one doesn't know whether William is a good guy or a bad guy. But we do know that Cornelius is the hero, and Rosa is the heroine. And the queen of all is The Black Tulip. Excellently read. Highly recommended.

Brutal but not "awful"


(4.5 Sterne)

It's not historically accurate, certainly not. However, complete historical accuracy would accomplish little, other than diminish the story that Dumas has spun! The brutality is a legitimate concern, albeit not the most serious of concerns. Dumas is not famous for being gentle to his characters, instead he kills many of them off in various ways, some heroic, some sad, and some, as has been said, brutal and gruesome. However, it is a story about a lynching, lynchers aren't famous for being all goody-goody to those they are in the process of actually lynching. The sort of people who'd participate in a lynching simply aren't the gentle sort, just as a general rule! As for the monotony, Dumas's stories can seem boring unless you're able to see them in a certain light... view them not as you would based on modern standards for length and wordiness, instead base them on the standards of Dumas's time! Books around then were not generally 1-hour reads. I personally find the subject matter very creative, the only serious book I've ever heard of concerning a race to create a black tulip! G'day, all.

dynamic twists


(4.5 Sterne)

Alexander made sure to have plenty of captivating twists. The overall "love story" had more humor than a romantic love about it. The way he captured the "lovers" in this story actually made me root for them to the end. He captured the villian so nicely that at the end, when the man lied through his teeth, I actually was moved to wishing I could reach into this story and slap the liar most soundly! Do so recommend this to anyone interested in a little piece of history mixed with a cute fictional story line.

Tulips and Romance


(4 Sterne)

The reader did a very nice job on this story which starts out with a grisly true-life event and then becomes a fairly sweet romance centering around the secret growing of the elusive black tulip at a time and place where tulips were supremely celebrated. I loved the characters of Rosa and Cornelius. She's a very modern heroine and he is the perfect, nerdy damsel-in-distress. This was good fun.

alexandre dumas is an oreo


(5 Sterne)

He failed at being a real BIPOC. He writes like a honkey. No doubt the systemic raycym endemic in all societies forced him to believe that he must write like a honkey. This is still inexcusable though. We need to have a genetic purity test. Anybody with more than 1/72 cracker blood is just not allowed to write or be published

RATHER IMPORTANT TULIP


(5 Sterne)

If read anonymously, I venture to say that no one would attribute it to Dumas. Yet it is certainly worthy of his abilities even if it is not in his usual style. The reader is new to me, but she has immediately sprung into the top flight with such as Nicolas Clifford and Simon Evers. An enjoyable and educational read.

Great story


(4 Sterne)

Another great reading of Alexandre Dumas. I had never read one of his books until I found the Count of Monte Cristo on Librivox and since then have listened to nearly all the titles that have been recorded on here. This isn't quite as thrilling of story as the three musketeers books but still a good listen.

another beautiful classic


(5 Sterne)

A beautiful story written in typical style of the great classics, romantic, honest, and good. I find classics so satisfying. The good are always rewarded, and the evil properly punished. This Dumas story is no different and won't disappoint.