WG035

Whispering Gallery Issue 35 / WG035

This is the equivalent of MK035.

Editorial includes observations on Niccolo Day which included outing to the Borders and Lymond territory, and meeting the current Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch.
The Lymond Tour and Niccolo Day, March 1992 - Margaret Wilkes illustrated talk on Niccolo's journeys through maps and plans from 15th and 16th centuries; observations on HON discussion on key themes and characters; Tour to Melrose Abbey, Ferniehurst, Bowhill (home of Duke of Buccleuch); St Mary's Loch; Site of sheep-soldiers attack and return to Edinburgh via the Nor Loch. Illustration of Ferniehurst at Jeburgh - Isobel Dickson and Heather Falve

Isabel Dickson - Costumes in the 15th Century. Niccolo's parentage; Explaining Asmodeus reference.

Jo Kirkham - Observations on her visit to Bruges including Map of Niccolo's Bruges.
Sandra Hall - Why DK is her favourite in the LC. Praise for SOG.
Maurenn Allan - Niccolo's parentage.
Myra Williams - Niccolo's parentage.
Pam Thomas - Explanation of similarity of her first two books to the LC.
Karen Trimmer - Comparing Niccolo's and Lymond's ages. Jerott's character.
Diana Crane - Adorne's age when NR commenced.

Jeanne Boesen - Regards Lymond as wholly self-centered and self-pitying who was fortunate to be surrounded by many idealistic, unselfish, compassionate people; O'LiamRoe; Admiration of DD as an author who welcomes reader interaction, critiques, questions.
Carol Gleason - Source of Lymond's quotes from Psalms in CM. Lymond's Paris;
Linda White - Charms of JJ. Dunnett heroes as polymaths. Difference between Thorfinn and Lymond and JJ; Praise for 'Dolly and the Singing Bird'; Differences in style between the LC and HON; What Jerott read in Lymond's face at Blois.
Marlene Hejnal - Research undertaken on about Catherine de Medici and the Strozzi family including a family tree.
Liz Ignatuk - In SOTR what was Nicholas' truth that Godsalc wanted? The First Baron's "ambiguous" motto: "Against the evidence of life, we are good."; Nicholas' parentage.
Rita Burnett - Which child? - nature vs nurture.
Nancy Silberstein - Nature vs Nurture regarding Kuzum. Worth of justifying a fictional character's actions; Benefits of reading the Lymond Chronicles as they were published;Anselm Adorn and Niccolo's ages at beginning of NR.
Louise Jones - Complexity of DD for first time reader

Heather Mitchell - Sybilla and Lymond's dilemma in relation to Richard. Comparison between DD and Elizabeth George and Ellis Peters; Mikal's and Kiaya Khatun's role in causing the Chess Game events. DD's writing style compared in both Series and KH. observations on Catherine in HON;
Elizabeth Holden - Favorite characters; Which child? observations on Johnson Johnson; responses to many of the questions raised in previous issue.

Nicholas a "good guy"; Lymond's and Nicholas's relationships with women; Mystery concerning Lucia's history; Austin Grey's character compared to Jerott Blyth.

Inside Front Cover: HoN: Scales of Gold. Dorothy Dunnett to give a talk on her latest novels followed by Q&As.
Possible day in Bristol on Sat 16th October 1994 covering Merchant Venturers as well as Knight's Templar.