The Black Tulip

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The Black Tulip is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas that blends political intrigue, romance, and a competition to cultivate a rare black tulip in 17th-century Holland.

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instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Alexandre Dumas
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublicationCentury 19th century
genre historical fiction
political fiction
romantic fiction
hasAdaptation comic
film
television
hasSubject love story
political persecution
scientific rivalry
tulips
languageFamily Romance languages
literaryGenre adventure novel
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainTheme botany competition
cultivation of a black tulip
political intrigue
romance
majorCharacter Isaac Boxtel
Rosa Gryphus
narrativeForm prose
notableElement focus on tulip mania
use of real historical background
originalLanguage French
protagonist Cornelius van Baerle
settingPeriod 17th century
settingPlace Holland
Netherlands
workOf Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas notableWork The Black Tulip