pc: Cait Malilay / Type Away Cait Talk about tulip fever! Obsession, love, courage, dedication... Alexandre Dumas's last major historical novel is set in 17th-century Holland , a time when the Dutch were absolutely crazy for tulips. Cornelius Van Baerle stays away from politics. It's what got his godfather, Cornelius de Witt, and his brother Johan de Witt, killed and partially eaten —yes, you read that correctly, EATEN— by a mob. Below is a YouTube video that pretty much sums up the current political setting of the novel that would cause such a brutal tragedy. The book is not so much concerned with cannibalism, however, but rather Cornelius's wrongful conviction for treason, his dedication to growing the black tulip, and the supposed love that blossoms between him and
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