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  1. @arianur Enjoy reading Dorothy Dunnett's Game of Kings. 30 years on, I can still remember the thrill from my first encounter with that book
  2. How reading Dorothy Dunnett helped turn one fan onto early literature: http://j.mp/5Ffeqj (via @LisaSpangenberg)
  3. RT @Medievalists: Christianization of Norway - examining the change from Norse to Christian religion in Norway http://bit.ly/4Hb9J4
  4. One for fans of Dorothy Dunnett's King Hereafter: Website Launched on Medieval Monasteries in Wales http://bit.ly/8mx0Vg (via @Medievalists)
  5. @bigbrightbulb I hope you enjoy the book. It could be start of a "beautiful friendship" with her novels (& her fans ;-) )
  6. @bigbrightbulb Enjoy your Dorothy Dunnett book. I think they're awesome (obviously!). I would love to hear your views when you've read it.
  7. RT @Medievalists: Why Europe Responded to the Muslims’ Medical Achievements in the Middle Ages http://bit.ly/74Unb9
  8. @ice_wine I saw that exhibition as well. It was good to see. Reminded me of all the variety of Dorothy Dunnett's writing.
  9. RT @yatii: In which I post some thoughts about the House of Niccolò books: http://bit.ly/6eqs5e
  10. @LisaSpangenberg I find it so hard to give away my spare copies. I rescue her books from charity shops, perhaps I should leave them there.
  11. Query: how do new readers find Dorothy Dunnett if her books are not in print? Serendipitous browsing is impossible in UK bookshops.
  12. @LisaSpangenberg Article says slow starters, eg Tolkien & Dunnett, would not be given a chance today. And Penguin have her books all go OP!
  13. The state of publishing today: would Dorothy Dunnett be published as a new author in current climate?http://is.gd/4Wvv4 (via @acbowen)
  14. @acbowen "Lymond is back" is a phrase that will stay with you forever. Dorothy Dunnett's style is a delight.
  15. Information about the Dorothy Dunnett convention in Paris in 2010: http://www.simonhedges.com/... (via @simhedges)
  16. Dorothy Dunnett's Game of Kings is now available for Amazon.com’s Kindle Reader. You can now read Kindle books on your PC. (via @simhedges)
  17. To Have & To Hold: Marriage in Premodern Europe - a detailed conference report, & 7 video interviews http://bit.ly/Nnbfy (via @Medievalists)
  18. I'm an architect in lexicography; I can build you a palace of adverbs and a hermitage of personal pronouns - D. Dunnett (via @handfashioned)
  19. Truth's nothing but falsehood w/ the edges sharpened up, and ill-tempered at that... - Dorothy Dunnett (via @handfashioned)
  20. Historian explains: "I don't like historical novels any more. . except for #Heyer and #Dunnett." http://bit.ly/4F3hSm (via @astralknowledge)