This Sunday (9th June) I will be giving a talk at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, about Emilie May Bowerbank, the woman who put together their Bowerbank Collection of Jacobite and Stuart artefacts. This is part of a private event for Outlander fans, looking at Jacobite history, but some of my research will be published … More Outlander, Inverness museum and the Bowerbank collection
“Another new young author, “Gordon Daviot”, the pen-name of a woman writer who is likely to do big things…” I was delighted to receive a Gordon Daviot / Josephine Tey gift in the post the other day: a copy of The Stage from April 1933, containing a review of her first play Richard of Bordeaux. … More “The Stage”, April 1933
I have recently updated and added some new work to the Writing page – please click on the link and have a look around. And here is one bonus link, to the new website for Inverness’ Victorian Market. This page features my poem for the market, which I’ve talked about on this blog before. As … More links
I’m always interested to know what books writers read. I read a lot, and I like to have a few books on the go at once: something for research for my writing, maybe a novel for when I want to relax, some poems if I’m in the mood for poetry… The photo shows some of … More What to read next…
With the imminent release of a new film about Mary, Queen of Scots, I have an article in today’s National newspaper examining the enduring fascination with Mary, and the casting of films and plays about her life. Included is a look at the 1934 Josephine Tey / Gordon Daviot play “Queen of Scots”, which starred … More Mary, Queen of Scots and Gordon Daviot
