Age of Sail Despatches #165

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: OMG. Just... *dies of sheer embarrassment*

Fanfic:
Matrimonial Meditations by justincase; Aubreyad; 18; Jack, Stephen, Diana, Sophie; Stephen contemplates an AU in which he married Sophie and Jack married Diana.
Late Night by justincase; Aubreyad; 18; Jack, Stephen; Jack Aubrey’s leaned back from his table contentedly; he’d just finished a fine meal, drunk his best wine, and eaten his favorite dessert, spotted dog.
Nightmare; Aubreyad; PG-13; adult Brigid; A pregnant Brigid dreams of her husband who is at sea.
Bon Cop de Falç by josbanks; Aubreyad; G; Stephen Maturin, Ramón d'Ullastret i Casademón; Stephen Maturin is reunited with his godfather, Ramón d'Ullastret i Casademón, to convince him to put Grimsholm into British hands.
Fortune's Cup by josbanks; Aubreyad; G; Stephen, Ramón d'Ullastret i Casademón; At the end of term at Sant Cugat del Vallès, Stephen Maturin forswears playing dice. Pre-canon
The Plains of Purgatory by josbanks; Aubreyad; G; Jack/Stephen; Padeen Colman, Stephen Maturin, Barrett Bonden, Jack Aubrey; Padeen Colman’s imprisonment in New South Wales blessedly comes to an end.

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Images from the Festival
Fanart: Aubrey/Maturin fanart posted by zilah
From hmsacasta_feed: Mr Apple Gets a Letter
From hmsacasta_feed: The Captain's Letter
From hmsacasta_feed: A Letter for Mr Raley
From hmsacasta_feed: A Prize Letter
Fanart: Aubreyad Chibis by dreamboatdreamer70

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Lt George Bell Lawrence
From hmsacasta_feed: Mr N. Armitage
From hmsacasta_feed: The Honourable Edmund Sexton Pery Knox
From hmsacasta_feed: Recent Captures
From hmsacasta_feed: Pistol Shooting

Miscellany and meta:
From hmsacasta_feed: A Book Reveiw: Royal Tars
From hmsacasta_feed: A Recollection
From hmsacata_feed: A Book Review: Jack Tar
From hmsacasta_feed: Let's Talk About Research

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read were reading Chapter Nine of Treason's Harbour this weekend - comments still welcome.
From hmsacasta_feed: Welcome Aboard
sharpiefan reminds us that The RPG Show the Colours is looking for new members

Rec of the Week:
And now for something a little different! The inestimable latin_cat linked me to this vid, and I should like to share it with you. Elaine Chalus: "My dearest Tussy': Family, Navy and Nation in the Fremantle Papers, 1801-1814" is a recorded lecture by a professor of history at Bath Spa University.

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