2012-05-10

sharpiefan: Gaspard Ulliel as an officer of the 60th Rifles (Vickery)
[personal profile] sharpiefan2012-05-10 08:00 pm

Age of Sail Despatches #68

Note from the Editor:
A short edition this week. For those of you revising for or taking exams: Good Luck and come back to fandom when you can!

Fanfic:
Mr Toad Comes to Breakfast by [personal profile] sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; The Devil finds work for idle hands... especially when those hands belong to small, mischievous boys.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Letter 10 by [personal profile] sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family.

Son et Lumière:
Fanart: Peggy Pye is Proud by [personal profile] marashar; Show the Colours

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
[community profile] perfect_duet: [personal profile] esteven posts Oh, that man... More of RC and JA

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] mandc_read will be reading Chapter Eight of Blue at the Mizzen this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Weller's War by [personal profile] latin_cat; Sharpe; G; Charlie Weller; Charlie Weller crossing a frontier - both mental and geographical. Set during Sharpe's Regiment.

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.