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Bills Dunnett Blog
http://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/blog/
Thoughts and news about Dorothy Dunnett's historical fiction books.
- Added on: May 10th, 2007
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Bill Marshall
- Listed in: Books History
- Tags: historical fiction dorothy dunnett lymond niccolo
Recent Posts
11th Century Celtic Psalter goes on display
A book which has been only available to research students and is believed to be the oldest book in Scotland is to go on display for three months at Edinburgh University Library – starting on Friday 11th Dec and lasting till the 14th March 2010....
A timeless French street scene
One of the many RSS feeds I monitor from time to time is a photography one, and I just came across a photo that is a “perfect little European medieval street … in Lyon” but since the photographer lost track of his shots there’...
Edinburgh in the Spring 2009 - the DDRA AGM weekend
This year has seen one of the best Springs we’ve had in Edinburgh for many years - it arrived early, stayed largely clear and bright, and the blossom has stayed on the trees for longer than I can remember for many a long year. So it was that d...
“As a maiden lady, you would wear anyone down…”
The second in a series looking at favourite Dunnett quotations - this time from Checkmate. “She thinks, as a maiden lady, I should wear my hair down…” “As a maiden lady, you would wear anyone down…” “I shall ...
Come and be licked…
This is the first in a series I’ve been planning to write that looks at some of the favourite Dunnett quotes that I suggested we collect, and analyses them in the context of the passages they appear in. I’m starting with one of the classi...
Major archaeological discoveries on Orkney
One of the subjects that seems to be close to the hearts of a great many Dunnett readers is archaeology, and when combined with the enchanting location of Thorfinn’s Orkney Isles where Maes Howe and the Ring of Brodgar appeared within the King ...
