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She certainly said that the paranormal was a common belief for the people of those periods, but I haven't come across any instances of her saying she believed in them. I'd be rather surprised to find she believed in astrology as it wouldn't fit with the sort of mind she had. Telepathy maybe.
August 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
She certainly said that the paranormal was a common belief for the people of those periods, but I haven't come across any instances of her saying she believed in them. I'd be rather surprised to find she believed in astrology as it wouldn't fit with the sort of mind she had. Telepathy maybe.
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#Dunnettcontent
Latest WG issue quoted a comparison between Dunnett and Dumas that made me grin, because I discovered Dunnett soon after I got my adult library card, by wondering what the other big hardbacks were on the shelf next to Dumas ⚔️📚
Latest WG issue quoted a comparison between Dunnett and Dumas that made me grin, because I discovered Dunnett soon after I got my adult library card, by wondering what the other big hardbacks were on the shelf next to Dumas ⚔️📚
August 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Dunnettcontent
Latest WG issue quoted a comparison between Dunnett and Dumas that made me grin, because I discovered Dunnett soon after I got my adult library card, by wondering what the other big hardbacks were on the shelf next to Dumas ⚔️📚
Latest WG issue quoted a comparison between Dunnett and Dumas that made me grin, because I discovered Dunnett soon after I got my adult library card, by wondering what the other big hardbacks were on the shelf next to Dumas ⚔️📚
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@maryb2004.bsky.social
#dunnettcontent
Per our earlier conversation, I submit that the only real Lymond’s-eye-passage we get is when he realizes that it’s irrelevant which child is which.
There are 2 other contenders - when he’s going through G’s rooms and when he’s leaving the monastery in Volos.
#dunnettcontent
Per our earlier conversation, I submit that the only real Lymond’s-eye-passage we get is when he realizes that it’s irrelevant which child is which.
There are 2 other contenders - when he’s going through G’s rooms and when he’s leaving the monastery in Volos.
August 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@maryb2004.bsky.social
#dunnettcontent
Per our earlier conversation, I submit that the only real Lymond’s-eye-passage we get is when he realizes that it’s irrelevant which child is which.
There are 2 other contenders - when he’s going through G’s rooms and when he’s leaving the monastery in Volos.
#dunnettcontent
Per our earlier conversation, I submit that the only real Lymond’s-eye-passage we get is when he realizes that it’s irrelevant which child is which.
There are 2 other contenders - when he’s going through G’s rooms and when he’s leaving the monastery in Volos.
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Good morning! On to the last in the Lymond Chronicles - Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett - and slightly annoyed that I have to put it down to work.
August 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good morning! On to the last in the Lymond Chronicles - Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett - and slightly annoyed that I have to put it down to work.
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#dunnett
#dunnettcontent
#historicalfiction
#earlymodern
#dunnettquote
This week, we are off, hunting with the French court.
#dunnettcontent
#historicalfiction
#earlymodern
#dunnettquote
This week, we are off, hunting with the French court.
August 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#dunnett
#dunnettcontent
#historicalfiction
#earlymodern
#dunnettquote
This week, we are off, hunting with the French court.
#dunnettcontent
#historicalfiction
#earlymodern
#dunnettquote
This week, we are off, hunting with the French court.
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"Where are the links of the chain...
joining us to the past?"
-Dorothy Dunnet.
joining us to the past?"
-Dorothy Dunnet.
August 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Where are the links of the chain...
joining us to the past?"
-Dorothy Dunnet.
joining us to the past?"
-Dorothy Dunnet.
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I have just realized, today, that I read Dorothy Dunnett for the first time fifty years ago this summer.
Am rereading the Lymond books for at least the tenth time (retirement project!) and I am still in awe of what she achieved
Am rereading the Lymond books for at least the tenth time (retirement project!) and I am still in awe of what she achieved
August 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I have just realized, today, that I read Dorothy Dunnett for the first time fifty years ago this summer.
Am rereading the Lymond books for at least the tenth time (retirement project!) and I am still in awe of what she achieved
Am rereading the Lymond books for at least the tenth time (retirement project!) and I am still in awe of what she achieved
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I object to the telepathy and I object to the divining. But the divining at least provides a bit of fun in terms of spotting the links between the two series, whereas the telepathy in CM mostly seems to convey misery in both directions
July 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I object to the telepathy and I object to the divining. But the divining at least provides a bit of fun in terms of spotting the links between the two series, whereas the telepathy in CM mostly seems to convey misery in both directions
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2/ Niccolo, but can't recall anyone objecting in the same way to this telepathy in the LC. Anyone got any thoughts? Or if you object to the divining to you also to the telepathy, and if not why not?
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
2/ Niccolo, but can't recall anyone objecting in the same way to this telepathy in the LC. Anyone got any thoughts? Or if you object to the divining to you also to the telepathy, and if not why not?
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#Dunnettcontent
A question for readers.
Having recently returned to my research on Adam Blacklock I've been reading Checkmate, and am struck again by the telepathic relationship between Lymond and Philippa. Now I've often heard readers say they are uncomfortable with the divining in the House of /2
A question for readers.
Having recently returned to my research on Adam Blacklock I've been reading Checkmate, and am struck again by the telepathic relationship between Lymond and Philippa. Now I've often heard readers say they are uncomfortable with the divining in the House of /2
July 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#Dunnettcontent
A question for readers.
Having recently returned to my research on Adam Blacklock I've been reading Checkmate, and am struck again by the telepathic relationship between Lymond and Philippa. Now I've often heard readers say they are uncomfortable with the divining in the House of /2
A question for readers.
Having recently returned to my research on Adam Blacklock I've been reading Checkmate, and am struck again by the telepathic relationship between Lymond and Philippa. Now I've often heard readers say they are uncomfortable with the divining in the House of /2
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#DunnettContent tangentially
🏛️ Birdhouses in the Ottoman Empire
"In the Ottoman Empire, birdhouses were built from stone, marble, or brick on the sunny and wind-sheltered upper façade walls of mosques, libraries, madrasas, shrines, dervish lodges, inns, bathhouses, caravanserais, fountains, palaces, and pavilions." #birds
"In the Ottoman Empire, birdhouses were built from stone, marble, or brick on the sunny and wind-sheltered upper façade walls of mosques, libraries, madrasas, shrines, dervish lodges, inns, bathhouses, caravanserais, fountains, palaces, and pavilions." #birds
July 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#DunnettContent tangentially
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The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett... I've reread the first in the series a lot, I keep wanting to recapture the feeling I had when I first read it and suddenly realised what he was up to 😂
July 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett... I've reread the first in the series a lot, I keep wanting to recapture the feeling I had when I first read it and suddenly realised what he was up to 😂
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I'm in with The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett.
For suspense, storytelling and the accurate and perfectly researched historical background.
For suspense, storytelling and the accurate and perfectly researched historical background.
July 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I'm in with The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett.
For suspense, storytelling and the accurate and perfectly researched historical background.
For suspense, storytelling and the accurate and perfectly researched historical background.
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Dunnett didn't say he rode it *elegantly*. Just that he was on it and having what I can presume was the time of his life (to that point). I just peeked at a few videos of tourists riding ostriches in South Africa and I think a large 18-year old could do it, however brief.
July 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Dunnett didn't say he rode it *elegantly*. Just that he was on it and having what I can presume was the time of his life (to that point). I just peeked at a few videos of tourists riding ostriches in South Africa and I think a large 18-year old could do it, however brief.
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Amazing and amusing as that was, I was distracted by doubt that such a large man as Niccolo could ride an ostrich without it collapsing. Almost as if Dunnett were picturing the compact Lymond as the rider rather than his forerunner.
July 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Amazing and amusing as that was, I was distracted by doubt that such a large man as Niccolo could ride an ostrich without it collapsing. Almost as if Dunnett were picturing the compact Lymond as the rider rather than his forerunner.
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The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. BUT it is not the end! Read our final blogpost for exciting news about forthcoming publications including the new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by @judithjesch.bsky.social and other resources! blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragnasisland...
July 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Puts one in mind of the exploits of the ollave Thady Boy Ballagh across the rooftops of Blois, in Dorothy Dunnett’s Queen’s Play.
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July 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Puts one in mind of the exploits of the ollave Thady Boy Ballagh across the rooftops of Blois, in Dorothy Dunnett’s Queen’s Play.
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Allie Therin's Viscounts and Villainy and Dorothy Dunnett's Pawn in Frankincense.
July 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Allie Therin's Viscounts and Villainy and Dorothy Dunnett's Pawn in Frankincense.
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I’m also really feeling the sweetness and Northumberlandian practicality of Fippy after her interview with Güzel - that she and Kuzum may not have a terribly fulfilling future ahead of them, but they will make the best of it together.
July 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m also really feeling the sweetness and Northumberlandian practicality of Fippy after her interview with Güzel - that she and Kuzum may not have a terribly fulfilling future ahead of them, but they will make the best of it together.
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#DunnettContent Spoilers, obviously.
Inspired by a conversation earlier today with @abbaetha.bsky.social I've just written an appreciation of the first chapter of Ringed Castle where Kate and Philippa reunite and there are some surprises!
www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/philippa-kat...
Inspired by a conversation earlier today with @abbaetha.bsky.social I've just written an appreciation of the first chapter of Ringed Castle where Kate and Philippa reunite and there are some surprises!
www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/philippa-kat...
Hi Mum, I'm home! - Philippa and Kate reunited
An analysis of the first chapter of The Ringed Castle where Kate and Philippa reunite, Sybilla meets Kuzum, and Philippa reveals that she's married.
www.dorothydunnett.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#DunnettContent Spoilers, obviously.
Inspired by a conversation earlier today with @abbaetha.bsky.social I've just written an appreciation of the first chapter of Ringed Castle where Kate and Philippa reunite and there are some surprises!
www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/philippa-kat...
Inspired by a conversation earlier today with @abbaetha.bsky.social I've just written an appreciation of the first chapter of Ringed Castle where Kate and Philippa reunite and there are some surprises!
www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/philippa-kat...
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My wife was a bit embarrassed on the tube every year as I started reading on the way to the airport or King's Cross. I love the standard original covers, but this is my particular favourite:
July 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My wife was a bit embarrassed on the tube every year as I started reading on the way to the airport or King's Cross. I love the standard original covers, but this is my particular favourite:
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Ha😄exact same, now got 11 months to wait for Doctor. Started the Dollys with Singing Bird/Rum, in view of the Isle of Rum, a few summers ago! (though also prefer the original paperbacks where possible..) #DorothyDunnett
July 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Ha😄exact same, now got 11 months to wait for Doctor. Started the Dollys with Singing Bird/Rum, in view of the Isle of Rum, a few summers ago! (though also prefer the original paperbacks where possible..) #DorothyDunnett
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Agreed! I saved them - an incredible show of willpower, this - to be my first book of the summer holiday over the course of six years.
July 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Agreed! I saved them - an incredible show of willpower, this - to be my first book of the summer holiday over the course of six years.
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Loved Cookie and Nanny, looking forward to Doctor on my next travels (they really suit reading while on the move!)
July 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Loved Cookie and Nanny, looking forward to Doctor on my next travels (they really suit reading while on the move!)