National Library of Scotland, DDRA Visit

Overview and Issue

On Sunday 17th April, 2005 members of the DDS are given a private, rare insight into the DD Collection at the National Library of Scotland.

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• WG088

Abstract

• Items were displayed on five different tables: notebooks containing the plot lines from TLC; the original manuscript of GOK; a variety of family trees relating to KH; a paper outlining the links between the HON and TLC; two card index files, containing information about all her correspondents; Photograph albums showing book locations; The Nikado and other books presented to Dorothy at various Gatherings; two display cabinets showing a different side of Dorothy's writing career; rare books on costume, including one that showed illustrations of a costume ball. Its setting was the court of Henri II; it included the royals, Conde, d'Enghien, Diane de Poitiers and a lady-in-waiting to Mary Queen of Scots.

Author

• Sandra Hall

Dunnett Book Citations

• HON
• TLC

Historical People

• Anne Macmillan
• Robin Smith of the Modern Manuscripts Department. NLS
• Anette Hagan - Rare Books Department. NLS
• Henri II
• Louis de Bourbon, first Prince of Condé
• Diane de Poitiers

Fictional Characters

• Francis Crawford of Lymond
• Claes

Locations

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Bibliography

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Literature

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Illustrations

• Audrey Beach and Diana Crane examine the Dunnett Archive. Photograph by Ann McMillan

Historical Events

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Other References

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Quotes from Dunnett

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