The Black Tulip

by Alexandre Dumas · Free audiobook · 33 chapters

LibriVox recording of The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas. Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan. 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. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (210MB)

Chapters

• 1. 01 - A Grateful People20:27
• 2. 02 - The Two Brothers16:48
• 3. 03 - The Pupil of John de Witt17:26
• 4. 04 - The Murderers19:05
• 5. 05 - The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour18:24
• 6. 06 - The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier15:04
• 7. 07 - The Happy Man makes Acquaintance with Misfortune20:45
• 8. 08 - An Invasion14:14
• 9. 09 - The Family Cell9:19
• 10. 10 - The Jailer's Daughter8:38
• 11. 11 - Cornelius van Baerle's Will23:33
• 12. 12 - The Execution6:52
• 13. 13 - What was going on all this Time in the Mind of one of the Spectators8:36
• 14. 14 - The Pigeons of Dort9:23
• 15. 15 - The Little Grated Window12:37
• 16. 16 - Master and Pupil12:49
• 17. 17 - The First Bulb15:41
• 18. 18 - Rosa's Lover11:44
• 19. 19 - The Maid and the Flower13:50
• 20. 20 - The Events which took place during those Eight Days16:46
• 21. 21 - The Second Bulb14:50
• 22. 22 - The Opening of the Flower11:52
• 23. 23 - The Rival12:47
• 24. 24 - The Black Tulip Changes Masters9:03
• 25. 25 - The President van Systens12:29
• 26. 26 - A Member of the Horticultural Society16:06
• 27. 27 - The Third Bulb15:59
• 28. 28 - The Hymn of the Flowers14:49
• 29. 29 - In which Van Baerle, before leaving Loewestein, settles Accounts with Gryphus13:49
• 30. 30 - Wherein the Reader begins to guess the Kind of Execution that was awaiting Van Baerle6:46
• 31. 31 - Haarlem14:00
• 32. 32 - A Last Request8:48
• 33. 33 - Conclusion11:02