Outlandish Observations: Diana at the Inverness Highland Games

Notable Dates This Month

September 3, 1705 - Jonathan Wolverton Randall is born (OUTLANDER)

September, 1744 - Claire and Jamie return from Paris to Lallybroch , bringing Fergus with them (DRAGONFLY)

September 20, 1745 - Jamie captures the 16-year-old Lord John, breaking his arm, but declines to shoot him (DRAGONFLY)

September 21, 1745 - The Battle of Prestonpans (DRAGONFLY)

September, 1756 - Jamie arrives at Helwater to serve as a groom on the Dunsany estate (VOYAGER)

September, 1757 - Lord John arrives in Germany to serve with Von Namtzen's regiment (HAND OF DEVILS)

September, 1758 - Lord John returns to London following the cannon explosion (BOTB)

September 13, 1759 - Lord John fights at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec (Custom of the Army)

September, 1764 - Jamie is officially pardoned by the Crown and returns home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)

September 2, 1769 - Brianna and Roger are handfast ; Jemmy is conceived (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September 4, 1769 - Bree is raped by Stephen Bonnet (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September, 1769 - Brianna and Jamie meet for the first time (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September 16, 1771 - Jenny writes to Jamie to forgive him for what happened to Young Ian (FIERY CROSS)

Late September, 1774 - Claire nearly dies from a mysterious illness (ABOSAA)

September, 1776 - William encounters Nathan Hale, and witnesses his execution (ECHO)

September 19, 1777 - Jamie is wounded at Saratoga; Claire amputates his finger (ECHO)

September, 1777 - Jamie encounters his cousin Hamish at Saratoga; Claire meets Benedict Arnold (ECHO)

September 18, 1778 - Henri-Christian dies; Fergus's printshop burns down (MOHB)

September, 1968 - At the hospital in Boston, Claire meets with Joe Abernathy and examines the skeleton of a murdered woman (VOYAGER)

September, 1970 - Roger discovers the newspaper clipping about the fire (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September, 1980 - Bree and Roger open Jemmy's box and read the first letter from Jamie and Claire (ECHO)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Diana at the Inverness Highland Games

Diana Gabaldon at the Inverness Highland Games

Here is a video that was added recently to Diana Gabaldon's YouTube channel. It shows Diana at the Inverness Highland Games in Scotland in July 2009. Diana mentioned on Compuserve that this video was produced by Orion Books, her UK publisher.

I really enjoyed this video. I think it's very interesting to hear what other fans think of the books. And the brief glimpses of men in kilts are just an added bonus. <g>

Special note to UK readers: According to this video, and also the Orion Books web site, the publication date for the UK hardcover edition of AN ECHO IN THE BONE has changed again, to 7 January 2010.

Book Tour Update

For those of you in the vicinity of Asheville, NC, please note that Diana's book-tour itinerary on the Random House web site was updated yesterday to add an appearance on September 27th at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville. For more details, see the thread on Compuserve here. (Many thanks to LeeAnne on Compuserve for letting me know about this!)

4 comments:

Lisa said...: Hi Karen! I love your blog! It is my daily check in along with all of the other sites pertaining to "Herself" and all things Jamie and claire! I am giving you an award! I'm not sure if you've had this one already, but I just love your site!
Pick it up here: http://bookblabbing.blogspot.com/2009/08/zombie-chicken-award-and-booking.html; August 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Karen Henry said...: Lisa:

Thank you so much for the award! I'm glad you've been enjoying my blog.

Karen; August 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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Aceh Barat; August 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
LeeAnne said...: You are very welcome! I love your blog BTW!

LeeAnne; August 29, 2009 at 2:35 AM