Age of Sail Despatches #36

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor:
Looks as though LJ' back up from the recent DDOS attack. Hello to those AoSers who have joined us during LJ's downtime. It's a short issue this week and there are no fics. If you write AoS fic, or you know someone who does, and despatch_reader isn't subscribed, please comment so we can link. That goes for anyone producing any sort of AoS content at all, in fact!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Podfic: More Certain of Affection by Keiko Kirin (sakana17) read by luzula; Master and Commander; R; Jack/Stephen; 1h 23m 06s; Undercover in a gay bar, Age of Sail style

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan posts Those Forgotten Heroes: The Royal Marines in the Age of Nelson
janeaustenblog_feed: All About Henry Tilney

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts A very belated report on March's Patrick O'Brian Weekend

Communities and challenges:
rambling_soldier: sharpiefan posts a discussion post:It's all a question of Sharpe's Fights
mandc_read will be discussing Chapter Four of The Commodore this week

Rec of the Week:
Like Ghosts by barefoot_bard; Bolitho; Ages 13+; A pair of soldiers struggle to find their way without a regiment to support them.

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