The Black Tulip
Although this book does not follow the same style of adventure Dumas had written in his Musketeer stories, this book has been said to be his best. This story is filled with romance, love, excitement, and of course, Tulips. An excellent "happily ever after" ending. A must read!
Although this book does not follow the same style of adventure Dumas had written in his Musketeer stories, this book has been said to be his best. This story is filled with romance, love, excitement, and of course, Tulips. An excellent "happily ever after" ending. A must read!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781595479303 (1595479309)
Publish date: April 10th 2007
Publisher: Nuvision Publications
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature
Viaggio, in compagnia di Monsieur Dumas, nella laboriosa Olanda repubblicana del “secolo d’oro” .Giunti all’Aia vedo, in lontananza, un nugolo di sagome dirette verso il Buitenhof. Ci avviciniamo. Chissà, dico io, ci sarà uno spettacolo. Si sente vociare, ma ancora nulla si vede. Ci affacciamo dalla...
”Contempt for flowers is an offence against God. The lovelier the flower, the greater the offence in despising it. The tulip is the loveliest of all flowers. So whoever despised the tulip offends God immeasurably.”In 1672 two brothers Cornelius and Johan de Witt (Grand Pensionary/prime minister of H...
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