REPOST: Differences between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH
I have seen some questions recently about the differences between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH. So I thought I'd repost the detailed comparison of t... Read more
Differences between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH
I have seen some questions recently about the differences between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH. So I thought I'd repost the detailed comparison of... Read more
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What's your favorite closing line?
Some of you may have seen the recent article in the UK's Stylist magazine, listing the Best 100 Closing Lines from Books. (Thanks to Diane Brooke... Read more
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The Carmina Gadelica
I've been browsing through the Carmina Gadelica , the collection of Celtic prayers, blessings, and charms compiled by Alexander Carmichael. As Rog... Read more
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Unusual words found in ECHO
I have always been fascinated by Diana Gabaldon's use of obscure or unusual words in her writing. Here are a few of my favorites from AN ECHO IN... Read more
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A little news
WARRIORS Update As of 3/25/2010, Amazon.com appears finally to have fixed the issues with the WARRIORS anthology (containing Diana Gabaldon's lates... Read more
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OUTLANDER vs. CROSS STITCH, part 3
Here are the rest of the differences I found between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH. Please note, all quotes from OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH listed below... Read more
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OUTLANDER vs. CROSS STITCH, part 2
Here are some more of the differences between OUTLANDER and CROSS STITCH. All page references below come from either the CROSS STITCH mass-market pap... Read more
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OUTLANDER vs. CROSS STITCH, part 1
As some of you who follow the discussions on Compuserve may be aware, in recent weeks I have been reading CROSS STITCH for the first time (thanks agai... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
Notable Dates This Month
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
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