Dorothy Dunnett Society

In this issue, we explore the techniques Dorothy Dunnett employs that generate our ambivalence towards Austin Grey, and learn how reading Dunnett encouraged a reader to take an interest in learning and practising historical sword fighting.

We look at the religious context of Checkmate and how the novel reflects themes that gave rise to the Scottish Reformation. We are taken on a journey through The House of Niccolò and The Lymond Chronicles that presents us with a clearer, overall picture of Lymond’s French home Sevigny, and we have a piece on the archaeological research currently being carried out in Deerness, in Orkney, home to Thorkel Fóstri.

We explore Paris’s Île de la Cité, and we have the concluding part of a member’s very personal account of her passion for The Lymond Chronicles.

Booking is now open for Oxford Day 2022.

More information, and a booking form, can be found here:
Oxford Day Details

We hope to see you there!

The Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Gathering & Conference website is now open. Visit gathering.dunnettcentral.org to read all about Edinburgh’s main event of 2023!

• Programme of events
• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Scottish currency
• Public transport
• Edinburgh and The Borders maps
• Things to do in Edinburgh at no cost
• Accommodation suggestions
• Places to eat
• Glossary of Scottish words and phrases
• Visits and tours that you can book for yourself

Members of the Dorothy Dunnett Society are about to receive the latest issue of our fascinating and beautiful quarterly journal, Whispering Gallery. Join the Dorothy Dunnett Society to start your subscription now!

The new date for Oxford Day 2022 is Saturday 1st October. The event will, as always, be at Wolfson College in Oxford, with a meal at the Linton Lodge hotel afterwards.

We’ll post more details soon, regarding how to book (and hopefully a group booking rate for those wishing to stay at the Linton Lodge, which is a short walk from Wolfson College) – but put the date in your diary now!