| ISBN |
9781405072281 paperback |
| Name |
Bell, Florence adaptor. |
| Title |
The Black tulip / Alexandre Dumas ; retold by Florence Bell ; [illustrated by Gerry Ball]. |
| Published |
London, UK: Macmillan Education Limited, 2005. |
| ©2005 |
| Description |
63 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
A note about the author -- A note about this story -- The people in this story -- Two tulip-growers -- The package -- The Hague Prison -- Murder in the street -- The young tulip-grower -- Cornelius and Rosa -- Lovenstein Prison -- Jacob Gisels -- The black tulip -- The truth at last -- The letter -- The prize. |
| Summary |
"1672 - The Netherlands. It is a dangerous time. People are fighting in the streets. Cornelius loves two things. He loves tulips and he loves beautiful Rosa. Cornelius wants to win the prize. The prize for the first black tulip flower in the Netherlands. But Cornelius had enemies. His enemies put him in prison. He is going to die. Will Cornelius grow the first black tulip? Will Prince William save Cornelius? Will Cornelius marry Rosa?" |
| Target audience note |
Level 2: Beginner (600 basic words) |
| Language note |
Translated from the French. |
| Text in British English. |
| Subjects |
Dumas, Alexandre, -- 1802-1870. -- The black tulip -- Adaptations |
| English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers |
| Tulip Mania, 1634-1637 -- Fiction |
| Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Netherlands -- History -- 1648-1714 -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Historical romance |
| Readers (Adult) |
| Easy to read (green : intermediate) |
| Other Names |
Ball, Gerry, 1940- illustrator. |
| Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 creator. |
| Adaptation of (work): Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Tulipe noire. |
| Series |
Macmillan readers. Level 2, Beginner |
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