The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

A deceptively simple story and the shortest of Dumas's most famous novels, The Black Tulip (1850) weaves historical events surrounding a brutal murder into a tale of romantic love. Set in Holland in 1672, this timeless political allegory draws on the violence and crimes of history, making a case against tyranny and creating a symbol of justice and tolerance: the fateful tulipa negra.

About the Author
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) lived as stormy and romantic a life as that of any of his fictional characters. His father-Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Dumas--died when he was four years old, and Alexandre grew up in poverty. At twenty, he left his small village for Paris, where he launched a writing career that was eventually to produce over two hundred and fifty volumes. It is for his adventure-filled novels-including The Count of Monte Cristo; Queen Margot, and The Three Musketeers and its sequels, Twenty Years After and The Man in the Iron Mask-that Dumas is chiefly remembered.

 

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