Whispering Gallery, Issue 166
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We revisit a perennial argument in this issue – which child died during the chess game at Topkapı? – in an essay that was written in 1992, but unpublished until today. The piece is introduced with a preface, and a comment piece following it attempts to put a wider context around the conclusion it reaches regarding the fates of the children.
The fascinating talk given at the Dunnett Weekend on the mobility and influence of queens in the 11th century is reproduced in this issue. February’s DunNETt online lecture introduced us to the writer Marko Marulić, who was prominent in early 16th-century Croatia but whose name may be unfamiliar to many of us. We invited our speaker to write more about this important figure for us.
We delve into Lymond’s romantic relationships – his own perceived lack of passion and his belief that he’s incapable of a truly romantic relationship until, of course, he’s proved very wrong. We paint a picture of a garden in Algiers and we study the hints in the text that suggest Güzel’s sense of purpose in Russia.
Contents
- The Chair’s Column
- Trustees’ Notice Board
- Queens in 11th-Century Europe
- Picturing the Scene: A Garden in Algiers
- Members’ Page
- Which Child and Does it Matter? Preface
- Evidence Proving that Lymond’s Child Lived
- Which Child and Does it Matter? Comment
- A Dunnett Lexicon
- Marko Marulić, part 1
- Corresponding with Dorothy Dunnett, part 5
- Lymond’s ‘Litter of Outworn Romances’
- A Close Read
Published June 2025
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