Age of Sail Despatches #185

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Hope everyone has had a good two weeks (or so). Sorry for the delay - and those who are reading through The Letter of Marque at mandc_read can still comment on previous chapters.

Fanfic:
From the Vickery Family Papers Vol II, Letter 3 by sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Written the day after the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

Son et Lumière:
vanilla_elf: Banished and Poldark have started
Screencaps: Poldark, Series 1, Episode 1 caps by vanilla_elf
Screencaps: Poldark Episode 1 by chrsvg
austenblog: BBC Mansfield Park dramatisation available on CD and at Audible

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan: Thinky stuff about Marines and new period dramas
sharpiefan is asking for Help

Communities and challenges:
sharpiefan has issued an informal Fandom crossover challenge
mandc_read is reading The letter of Marque, Chapter Five this weekend (previous chapters can still be commented upon)
esteven: perfect_duet: Celebrating Sid

Rec of the Week: Rock and Tempest, Fire and Foe by idler1814/idler; Hornblower; G; William Bush; Morning, October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar. Aboard Temeraire, William Bush and his men can only wait as they inch toward the Combined Fleet.


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