Age of Sail Despatches #130

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:
One Foot in Sea by sidhebeingbrand and binz; Hornblower; NC-17; Horatio Hornblower/Maria Mason, implied Horatio Hornblower/William Bush, implied Horatio Hornblower/Edward Pellew, implied Horatio Hornblower/Maria Mason/William Bush; Scenes from the imperfect but by no means completely unhappy marriage of Horatio and Maria Hornblower. Written for kinkbingo Round Six

Son et Lumière:
dreamboatdreamer70 links to Another brilliant illo from DeviantArt
dreamboatdreamer70 posts make a Chibi Jack and Stephen
dreamboatdreamer70 posts A bit of fan art by my 13-year-old daughter
Screencaps: chvrsg posts North and South caps
From hmsacasta_feed: Recruitment banner


Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: For stroke of sun
From hmsacasta_feed: To cure beer that has turned sour
From hmsacata_feed: Prickly heat: Symptoms & cure
From austenblog: Jane Austen's House Museum raising funds to buy her ring
From austenblog: Anonymous donor contributes £100,000 towards Jane Austen ring purchase

Miscellany and meta:
From austenblog: Review: Austenland
From austenblog: PBS will air Death Comes to Pemberley
esteven posts Even after nearly ten years
From hmsacasta_feed: Pressgang Week is coming!

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Four of Desolation Island this weekend
dreamboatdreamer70 posts Caption this!

Rec of the Week:
Sharpe's Secret Weapon by jj_minerva; Sharpe; NC-17; Richard Sharpe, William Lawford, Patrick Harper; Blame it on the French!

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