Age of Sail Despatches #16

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor:
Hope you've all had a good week! We're back to producing Despatches weekly. I would like to remind you that if you have a fic or a vid - or even some screencaps or icons - that you wish to have included in the Rec of the Week slot, all you have to do is to post a comment including a link.

Fanfic:
Thin Ice 6/9 by vanilla_elf (PG-13 to very mild R) Norrington/Gillette, Garrow/Sarah, Jones/Jasker, Mr. Southouse, Mr. Silvester, Sir Arthur Hill, Mary, Mr. Farmer, Judge Buller and many more; Garrow asks Norrington to give a testimony of character for a sailor on trial at the Old Bailey. POTC, Garrow's Law, Aubreyad
Staffing Problems by latin_cat (18) Wellington/Brandon; Whilst discussing a new addition to the Staff, Brandon resorts to bribery. StC

Son et Lumière:
AoS icons by vanilla_elf

Of historical interest:
wayward_shadows posts about the treatment of redcoat prisoners during the American War of Independence
vanilla_elf posts Fiat Lux: Light and Darkness in the 18th Century

Miscellany and meta:
esteven recommends Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti series
sharpiefan informs us that Disney are planning on making two more POTC films
sharpiefan link us to the Sharpe Compendium
vanilla_elf posts two reviews of A Radiant Boy

Rec of the Week:
A comedy story this week: Old Sam Small: Pick Up Tha' Musket by Stanley Holloway

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