Age of Sail Despatches #154

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Note from the Editor: I'm getting worse, apparently, for which I apologise. Hope you've had a good week-and-a-bit?

Fanfic:
Kith and Kin by josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Brigid Maturin, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Christine Wood, Sophie Aubrey, Padeen Colman; Returning from Ireland, Stephen Maturin finds the prospects for the realisation of his plans for his future to be far less concrete and defined than he had supposed.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Icons: Anna Karenina and War & Peace icons by chrsvg
Recap: War & Peace episode 6 by chrsvg

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Meet Acting Lt Bromley, aged 19 years
hmsacasta_feed: Know your Nelson 7
hmsacasta_feed: Prize Money
hmsacasta_feed: Reflecting on the Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the life of John Newton
justincase posts Time difference
hmsacasta_feed: Lt Arthur Farquhar

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
hmsacasta_feed: Mail packet for Jane Austen Fest
mandc_read declares a Free Weekend

Rec of the Week:
One of josbanks' first posted storied this week. Never Mind Manoeuvres; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack takes Nelson's advice to heart

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