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 has 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?
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 has 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?
A Note About the Author 4
A Note About This Story 5
The People in This Story 8
1 Two Tulip-growers 9
2 The Package 12
3 The Hague Prison 15
4 Murder in the Street 21
5 The Young Tulip-grower 26
6 Cornelius and Rosa 30
7 Lovenstein Prison 35
8 Jacob Gisels 39
9 The Black Tulip 43
10 The Truth at Last 48
11 The Letter 55
12 The Prize 59
A Note About This Story 5
The People in This Story 8
1 Two Tulip-growers 9
2 The Package 12
3 The Hague Prison 15
4 Murder in the Street 21
5 The Young Tulip-grower 26
6 Cornelius and Rosa 30
7 Lovenstein Prison 35
8 Jacob Gisels 39
9 The Black Tulip 43
10 The Truth at Last 48
11 The Letter 55
12 The Prize 59