2010 Reading Challenges
There are a number of different reading challenges available for 2010. I've chosen these three, in an attempt to broaden the scope of my reading t... Read more
There are a number of different reading challenges available for 2010. I've chosen these three, in an attempt to broaden the scope of my reading t... Read more
Looking back over the past year, I'm amazed at the success of this blog, which I started in September 2008 with a handful of readers and fairly lo... Read more
The traffic on this site had a HUGE and unexpected increase yesterday, due to the fact that someone posted a link to my "Christmas Quotes" b... Read more
Here are some Christmas-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. 1) It's hard to imagine, from our 21st-century perspective, anyone losing track of... Read more
Check out Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , which explains in detail all the things she'll be working on over the coming year, and why it wil... Read more
I have always been fascinated by the descriptions of 18th-century medicine in Diana Gabaldon's books. I think it helps to see pictures of what th... Read more
Here are 13 of my favorite minor characters from Diana Gabaldon's books (in no particular order): 1) Mrs. Bug. She always made me laugh. And wha... Read more
Diana Gabaldon announced on Compuserve yesterday that the short story she's been working on, titled "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows",... Read more
Diana Gabaldon posted a list of her upcoming projects for 2010 on Compuserve the other day. These include (in no particular order): The "early... Read more
Here are the results of the November poll. The question was "What was your biggest surprise or shock in AN ECHO IN THE BONE?" There are... Read more
March, 1743 - Jonathan Randall returns to Scotland (OUTLANDER)
March, 1744 - Claire and Jamie meet Master Raymond and Louis XV (DRAGONFLY)
March, 1746 - Margaret Campbell leaves her home in search of her lover, Ewan Cameron (VOYAGER)
March, 1755 - Jamie escapes from Ardsmuir prison, is captured a few days later, and gives Lord John the sapphire he retrieved from the silkies' isle (VOYAGER)
March, 1758 - Lord John reveals to his brother Hal that their father was murdered (BOTB)
March 5, 1770 - The Boston Massacre, after which Bobby Higgins is branded for manslaughter (ABOSAA)
March, 1770 - Brianna blackmails Lord John into announcing their engagement (DRUMS)
March, 1771 - Jocasta Cameron and Duncan Innes are married (FIERY CROSS)
Late March, 1772 - Jamie, Claire, Roger, Bree, Marsali, and the children travel to Wilmington (FIERY CROSS)
March, 1773 - The Dutch people are found dead in their cabin (ABOSAA)
March, 1774 - Major MacDonald falls into Brianna's kiln pit while being chased by the White Sow (ABOSAA)
March 6, 1775 - Lord John contacts Jamie to beg him to reconsider his association with the rebels; Jamie refuses, and reluctantly breaks off their correspondence (ABOSAA)
March, 1777 - Lizzie Beardsley gives birth to a baby girl; Jamie and Claire depart Fraser's Ridge. (ECHO)
March 28, 1777 - Lord John and Dottie set sail for the Colonies. (ECHO)
March 10, 1778 - Ian the elder dies of consumption. (ECHO)
March, 1779 - The MacKenzies leave Edinburgh, en route to America (BEES)
March 30, 1780 - Jamie writes a letter ordering the Loyalist tenants who attacked him to leave Fraser's Ridge (BEES)
March, 1971 - Roger, at Oxford, exchanges letters with Brianna in Boston. (DRUMS)
My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this site, please email me, or post a comment on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.