London: Michael Joseph, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Part of the House of Niccolo series. 559 pages. "January 1474 in ice-bound Danzig, and Nicholas de Fleury is entertaining himself, as well as considering various offers for his lethal skills...." Edges slightly worn, some slight scuffing.; 6 x 9

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Dorothy Dunnett was born in 1923 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Her time at Gillespie's High School for Girls overlapped with that of the novelist Muriel Spark. From 1940-1955, she worked for the Civil Service as a press officer. In 1946, she married Alastair Dunnett, later editor of The Scotsman . Dunnett started writing in the late 1950s. Her first novel, The Game of Kings , was published in the United States in 1961, and in the United Kingdom the year after. She published 22 books in total, including the six-part Lymond Chronicles and the eight-part Niccolo Series, and co-authored another volume with her husband. Also an accomplished professional portrait painter, Dunnett exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy on many occasions and had portraits commissioned by a number of prominent public figures in Scotland. She also led a busy life in public service, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland, a Trustee of the Scottish National War Memorial, and Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival. She served on numerous cultural committees, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 1992 she was awarded the Office of the British Empire for services to literature. She died on November 9, 2001, at the age of 78.

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Bookseller: Chequamegon Book Company (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4892
Title: Caprice and Rondo
Author: Dunnett, Dorothy
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0718140826
ISBN 13: 9780718140823
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1998
Keywords: FICTION, Historical Literature, Dorothy Dunnett 0718140826
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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