despatches

Note from the Editor: It's Trafalgar Day! How are you celebrating it - if 'celebrating' is the right word. How are you paying tribute to the Immortal Memory and the sacrifice of so many in, probably, the most famous Naval battle of all time? No fic this week, I'm afraid.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

sharpiefan posts about Trafalgar Day

latin_cat posts Trafalgar Day 2011

oldcuddy_feed posts Trafalgar Day: A Toast

patches_the_shipcat posts Of the 50th Regiment of Foot, of the 5/60th Rifles and sometimes of the enemy itself

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts How Gillette and Groves almost escaped to Mexico

sharpiefan posts about rumours of more Sharpe onscreen

janeaustenblog_feed posts More movies!

sharpiefan posts about A Star to Steer Her By: A Masterclass in the Maritime Novel at the NMM in November

Communities and challenges:

showthecolours is hosting a Kink Meme: Round Three

Rec of the Week:
A Letter Full of News by

sphinxvictorian; Persuasion; Gen; Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Admiral Croft, Sophia Croft From the correspondence of Mrs. George Croft, newly edited and printed by the author at the permission of the lady's descendants.

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