Age of Sail Despatches #195

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:
The Vickery Family Papers: The Archivist's Introduction; Show the Colours; U; Original character; The Archivist's introduction to the published edition of the Vickery Family Papers
From the Vickery Family Papers Letter 16 by sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; Emma Vickery, John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family.
From the Vickery Family Papers Letter 17 by sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; Emma Vickery, 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:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
austenblog: Stephen King has never read Jane Austen

Communities and challenges:
hmsacasta_feed: Mail Packet project 2015
thisbluespirit: Obscure and British Commentfest 2015
mandc_read is reading Chapter Seven of the Thirteen)Gun Salute this weekend

Rec of the Week:

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