“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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Lisa Hopkins – Jean de la Valette and Caterina Cornaro in Dunnett: important or not?
Saturday 21 November, 17:00 (5pm) UK time (GMT) Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University) explores the question of why Dorothy Dunnett backgrounded these two historically important characters. She’ll discuss their respective places in Dunnett’s two series, and their locations, Malta and Cyprus.
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International Dorothy Dunnett Day 2020
The tenth IDDD was held on Saturday 14 November 2020! Nineteen events took place around the world, virtually or in person, with readers raising a glass to Dorothy Dunnett at 1:00 pm local time. Contact info@ddsoc.org for information about future events near you.
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Posted onBookmarks: the Lymond Chronicles
A set of six beautiful bookmarks designed by botanical artist Claudia Lane, each exquisite illustration accompanied on the reverse side by the quotation that inspired it from a book in The Lymond Chronicles. Dorothy Dunnett Society member Claudia has a Certificate in Botanical Arts and teaches at the Chicago Botanic Garden school. She is on […]
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Posted onRussia: the Dorothy Dunnett Guide
Just published! Would you like to explore the Russia experienced by Francis Crawford of Lymond and Nicholas de Fleury in Dorothy Dunnett’s novels, The Ringed Castle and Caprice and Rondo? Russia: The Dorothy Dunnett Guide describes many of the locations which feature in the novels, both in Moscow and beyond, and will enable you to […]
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Covid-19 Newsletter 2
Philippa Somerville sat in the local Lazaretto in her fifth week of quarantine, playing a cut-throat game of cards for olives, with Archie Abernethy. Dunnett Weekend 2020 Good news: when we cancelled the Dunnett Weekend this year, we said that we would refund, by end June at the latest, 50% or more of the money […]
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COVID-19 Update – General
Dorothy Dunnett Society News Coronavirus (COVID-19) Newsletter 1 We are living in interesting times! As the COVID-19 Coronavirus spreads around the World, increasingly disrupting normal life, it turns out that the Dorothy Dunnett Society is not immune. This email, which is being sent to all our members (those without email will be sent letters) gives […]
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Posted onWhispering Gallery 145 Out Now
Whispering Gallery 145 From Venice to Cathay …’ begins Niccolò Rising, placing the series firmly against a background of traders and merchants, and alluding to the network of ancient trade routes along which luxurious goods and exotic produce travelled between the markets of the east and the west. In this issue we visit Uzbekistan in the […]
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International Dorothy Dunnett Day 2019
The ninth IDDD was held on Saturday 9th November! Twenty-four events took place around the world 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.
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Posted onHWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Award 2019
Many congratulations to Kate Jewell who has won first prize in this year’s Historical Writers’ Assocation Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Award 2019. We are pleased to announce that an anthology of the six shortlisted entries is available from Amazon UK and Amazon USA. The ISBN is 978-1703350159.
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Posted onWhispering Gallery 144 Out Now
Whispering Gallery 144 Issue 144 (Sept 2019) of our stunning quarterly magazine has been sent out to Dorothy Dunnett Society members. Dorothy Dunnett’s talent as an artist is the subject of a couple of the articles in this issue, which features her portrait of Archie Abernethy on the front cover, said to be the only […]
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Posted onHouse of Niccolò Audiobooks Out Today in UK
Today marks the release of the brand new House of Niccolò audiobooks in the UK! Read by John Banks, they offer around 214 hours of listening pleasure. Listen to a sample of Niccolò Rising, the first book in the 8 volume series. We love what we’ve heard so far.
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Essex Day 2019
Essex Day 2019 took place in Billericay, Essex, on Saturday 27th July 2019. The programme included a talk by Christine Brewster on Saxon Essex: History and Literature; a workshop on making printing blocks; and general discussions on attendees’ favourite child-related piece, happy or sad, from any of Dorothy Dunnett’s works, and their secret villain crush. […]