The Black Tulip Contributor(s): Dumas, Alexandre (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539564649 ISBN-13: 9781539564645 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.21 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
Lexile Measure: 1160 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.97 lbs) 330 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Story Begins with a historical event - the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of Their own countrymen - Considered by many as one of the MOST painful episodes in Dutch history, Described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity. The main plot line, Involving fictional characters, Takes place in the following eighteen months; Gradually only does the reader Understand ITS Connection with the killing of the de Witt brothers. |