Age of Sail Despatches #43

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: There's quite a bit from Austenblog in this issue, and one or two fic-type things. Hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:
What Shall We Do With a Drunken Soldier by sharpiefan. Original; PG; Four soldiers, some time in the winter of 1808-09
Family Intrigue: Some of the Letters of the Vickery Family Correspondence by sharpiefan; Original; U; Typescripts of some of the letters from John Vickery, the fifth Viscount Saltash, and various members of his family, written while he was an officer of the 5/60th Rifles in Portugal and Spain during the Peninsular War.

Son et Lumière:
latin_cat posts Dear Marengo, I've never written a letter like this...

Of historical interest:
From janeaustenblog_feed: Jane Austen celebration at Ardmore Library postponed
From janeaustenblog_feed: Guest Post: A Fine Naval Fervor in Jane Austen Made Me Do It by Laurel Ann Nattress
From janeaustenblog_feed: Introducing Indie Jane
From janeaustenblog_feed: Review: Little Miss Austen: Pride and Prejudice
From janeaustenblog_feed: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice cleans up at NYMF Awards
From janeaustenblog_feed: Lizzy is Delightful
From janeaustenblog_feed: Getting Local With Jane 5
From garrowslaw_feed: Your Questions Answered
From garrowslaw_feed: William Garrow: Fact and Fiction
esteven posts Lord Cochrane y la captura de la primera Esmeralda de la Armada de Chile
esteven posts Charge of the Light Brigade and Waterloo
marashar posts A Table of Modes of Address and Superscription of Letters

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf asks What story from 'The Radiant Boy' do you want for Hallowe'en?
sharpiefan tells us of A Star to Steer Her By: A Masterclass in the Maritime Novel at the NMM in November

Communities and challenges:

Rec of the Week:
Reverie by cruisedirector; M&C; Jack/Stephen, 18, Jack puts down the violin and tends to Stephen's wounds.

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