Age of Sail Despatches #59

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor:
It's nearly the end of another week, which means it's Despatches time! \o/

Fanfic:
Sharpe's Marines part 9 by sharpiefan; Sharpe, PG; Sharpe, Chase, Llewellyn, various Marines; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?
Sharpe's Marines: Epilogue by sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, Bampfylde, Oxley; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?

From the perfect_duet Oakum Meme:
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: All books: First Person by zilah Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Alone on a Hill at Night or Night after Night, a filk by esteven Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: also, Alone on a Hill at Night by zilah Rating: NC-17
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: 007 or Physician –Naval Officer – Spy – Oh my! by esteven, Rating: PG
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: The Wedding of Jack and Sophie or Dearly Beloved by heather_mist Rating: PG for implied slash
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Dearly Beloved- An Alternative Ending by heather_mist Rating: PG – no slash but implied talk of a sexual nature
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Swimming with Seals or Of All the Islands in the World by feroxargentea Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Last time it was 'Nip and Tuck' by feroxargentea Rating: PG
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: between supper and billiards or Tallis by esteven Rating: NC 17
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Whose idea was it to race those goats? or Vive la difference! by heather_mist Rating: G
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: movie oakum: after Warley’s death and Jack and Stephen discussing duty or Stormy Night by esteven Rating: R – slash implied

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
latin_cat posts 'Voices from the Old Bailey': 18th Century Sexual Subcultures
vanilla_elf remins us that it's the 202nd anniversary of Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's death
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Employment and recruiting bounties
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts RM button link
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Training of Marines
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts Clothing and Necessaries
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts On duties at sea
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts On the Marines' service
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Letters of Lt George, Part 1
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts The Early Corps, cont'd
vanilla_elf posts A moderately fashionable king
vanilla_elf posts A fashionable mum!

Miscellany and meta:
From austenblog: Midweek Multimedia: Singing About Jane
astolat links us to the Crucible of Gold book trailer
ar posts Crucible of Gold day: One fic, two reactions

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: esteven posts Oakum Meme Revelations
where_away: sharpiefan posts about Jack and the Marines
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Ten of The Hundred Days this weekend.

Rec of the Week:
Upon a Midnight Clear by latin_cat; Hornblower; 18; Hornblower/Bush, Kennedy, Buckland; The officers of the Renown up on deck one snowy night.

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Comments

[esteven]

I have sent you a pm as to the separate links for the oakum memes. It would be lovely if you edited the despatches accordingly. The stories deserve to be mentioned by title and author and not lumped under "oakum meme revelations"

Please do not take this too badly.

[sharpiefan]

No worries. :D

[esteven]

Thanks a bundle! You're a gem.

Mind, we needed a Marine to stand guard at a door. So where are you?
*tries to look stern and fails*
*g*

[sharpiefan]

I'll pop in later... was very busy yesterday and Friday, and ended up dozing off this afternoon. But I will be there.