Lord John Grey: The Snake as Lord John’s Spirit Animal

Snakes seem to be everywhere in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies.” In this post, I will try to interpret what snakes represent. Of course, I have not read yet any of the books that the author used as a source to write the novella, even though I acquired one of them, The Serpent […]

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Lord John Grey Series: Confirmation of Geillis Having Syphilis

While I was away, I was able to finish reading A Trail of Fire. This post will be mainly about a detail revealed in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” the confirmation that Geillis had syphilis. In his interaction with her, Lord John recognizes the syphilitic infection. She rubbed absently at her forehead, and he […]

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Outlander: Roger MacKenzie as a Half-Ghost

I was thinking of writing this post after the second season of Outlander. However, due to the massive sharing of a related post, Claire as a Half-Ghost (Asgina Ageli), I decided to write it to demonstrate that it is possible for Claire to be a ghost, a half-ghost and a time-traveller at the same time. Of […]

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Outlander: Geillis and the Case of Congenital Syphilis

This post is an addendum to two former posts about Geillis Duncan’s madness, which some readers might attribute it to syphilis. Here are the links. Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1 Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 2 The first post was mostly introductory to the topic giving a general overview of syphilis. The second […]

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Outlander: Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 2

This is the second post about Geillis and her presumable affliction, Syphilis. Here is the link to my first post on this topic. Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1 Claire makes an interesting comment concerning syphilis after rescuing Young Ian in Voyager (Ch. 62). “Not you,” I said. “Ian. Unless you mean to send […]

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Outlander: Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1

Geillis’ madness has often been attributed to syphilis. Based on the physical evidence detailed in Voyager, there is a possibility that she did not suffer from it. Apparently, she is not healthy and mentally stable. She wasn’t healthy; a glance at her mottled complexion and the dark circles beneath her eyes was enough to show […]

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Outlander: Geillis Duncan and her Association with Reverend Campbell

This is my third post about the enigmatic Geillis Duncan in the Outlander series. It will be my last Outlander post for this year. This post will emphasize Geillis’ dark nature. One of the biggest enigmas of Voyager is the fate of the twelve Scottish Boys that Geillis kidnapped. It is not clear what happened […]

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Outlander: Joe Abernathy and Ishmael Foreshadow Geillis’s Death

This post is the second one concerning the character analysis of Geillis Duncan, and it will cover only the third book of the Outlander series, Voyager. Readers have a tendency to want confirmation or explanations for certain mysteries when reading a book. In the Outlander series one of these mysteries is the relationship between Joe […]

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Outlander: Geillis Duncan as a White Lady

This post will be about summarizing some of the references describing Geillis as a white lady in order to lay the foundation for subsequent posts that will discuss the following issues: The connection between the Duke of Sandringham and Geillis Duncan The association between Joe Abernathy and his ancestor, Ishmael Geillis’ association with men of […]

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