“You're most ambitious to succeed, self-reliant, born to lead. Your courage all can depend upon. Your boundless energy spurs you on. You have an argumentative mind and to suspicion you're inclined.” Scorpio
“You're most ambitious to succeed, self-reliant, born to lead. Your courage all can depend upon. Your boundless energy spurs you on. You have an argumentative mind and to suspicion you're inclined.” Scorpio
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Posted onDorothy Dunnett Society Silent Auction
Lymond’s 500th birthday celebrations: Dorothy Dunnett Society silent auction. As we fast approach November 1st, the 500th birthday of Dunnett’s most famous protagonist, we’re delighted to launch a silent auction as part of the celebrations. We have three exceptional items for sale: * a pristine copy of The Lymond Poetry, a book that is increasingly […]
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Posted onHWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2026
HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2026 winner and shortlist This year’s winner and shortlist for the Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition have been announced by the Historical Writers’ Association! The winner of the 2026 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition is: Just A Couple Of Sparrows by Valerie HoareOur judges say: At the end of his […]
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New Dorothy Dunnett Society Website Launched
New Dorothy Dunnett Society Website launched Languishing Locked in (Digital) Literacy Welcome to the new Dorothy Dunnett Society website, our new home on the web. In 2025 the Board of Trustees decided to develop a new Dorothy Dunnett Society website to reflect the changing needs of both readers and the Society. We wanted to create […]
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Posted onWhispering Gallery 171 Out Now
Welcome to Issue 171 of Whispering Gallery September 2026 A4, 48 pages, including 8 colour pages In the second of our four new articles marking Lymond’s 500th birthday Sandra Hall examines how Dorothy Dunnett created the charisma of Francis Crawford, and how it was constructed to last across the Chronicles and The House of Niccolò. Alongside […]
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Posted onDunnett Summer Day in Portsmouth
Dunnett Summer Day in Portsmouth This year’s Summer Dunnett Day was held on Saturday 27th June 2026 at the Guildhall in Portsmouth. The event was enjoyed by all, and guests gathered to hear some fascinating speakers then panel discussion. In Whispering Gallery issue 171 you can read more reports about the event. Speakers Dr Chloe […]
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Posted onWhispering Gallery 170 Out Now
Whispering Gallery 170 Our June issue of Whispering Gallery features the first of a series of four new articles about Francis Crawford of Lymond, specially commissioned to mark our hero’s 500th birthday.
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Posted onDorothy Dunnett Society Weekend 2026
Dorothy Dunnett Society Weekend 2026 Friday 24 to Sunday 26 April Glynhill Hotel & Spa, Renfrew Our DDS weekend was held in Renfrew this year and enjoyed by all. We held to our usual format with a Welcome Meal on Friday, followed by lectures, AGM and Gala Dinner on Saturday. Our Sunday Trip was to […]
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Posted on‘Anselm Adornes – Destined for Greatness’: DunNETt Lecture livestream
Anselm Adorne – Destined for Greatness This was given by Jelle Deltombe and was lecture 5 in our programme of online talks. Jelle Deltombe is Operations & Marketing Manager at the Adornesdomein in Bruges. His talk covered the Adornes family, the Golden Age of Bruges, Adorne’s legacy and the Jerusalemkerk. The talk is available on […]
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Posted on‘Defence from the Margin’: DunNETt lecture livestream
“Once you have lost liberty, there remains nothing else to lose”
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Posted onLymond Quinquennial Papers
Lymond Quinquennial Papers To celebrate Lymond’s 500th birthday year we are having a number of events. These talks by members for members are being live streamed via the Society’s Zoom platform and the recordings made available for members only via our You Tube Channel. The first of the “Lymond Quinquennial Papers” are ready for streaming. […]
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Posted onWhispering Gallery 168 Out Now
Whispering Gallery 168 of the Dorothy Dunnett Society around the world are now receiving their copies of our beautiful quarterly journal, Whispering Gallery.
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International Dorothy Dunnett Day 2025
The fifteenth IDDD was held on Saturday 8th November 2025. Twenty-six events took place around the world, in person and virtually, with readers raising a glass to Dorothy Dunnett at 1:00 pm local time. Contact iddd@ddsoc.org for information about future events near you.