A retelling of Alexandre Dumas · 1850

The Black Tulip

“In Holland in 1672, a peaceful tulip-grower is thrown into prison through a jealous neighbour and a political murder — and, with the help of his jailer's daughter, grows in his cell the black tulip that all Haarlem is waiting for.”

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Contents5 episodes · ~14 min

  1. 1The Brothers de Witt (Chapters 1–4)Free
  2. 2The Tulip-Fancier (Chapters 5–9)🔒
  3. 3The Jailer's Daughter (Chapters 10–16)🔒
  4. 4The First and Second Bulbs (Chapters 17–24)🔒
  5. 5Haarlem (Chapters 25–32 and Conclusion)🔒