Age of Sail Despatches #85

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Note from the Editor: It's been a fairly quiet week for me, all things considered. I hope all of you have found time to relax this week too?

Fanfic:
Overboard by mithen; Aubreyad; PG; Jack;Stephen; After Stephen falls overboard and Jack dives in to save him, the two find themselves alone on the open sea. Filling in Stephen's POV during a scene in The Far Side of the World, but no particular spoilers beyond the situation in general.
Coach Ride by seriesfive; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack, Stephen, and a coach ride through London.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts Happy Birthday, Admiral Collingwood! Cake for you, a freebie for your friends
From oldcuddy: How to contact the Collingwood Society
Recently released on Project Gutenberg: A Short History of HMS Victory, by William James Lloyd Wharton

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Twelve of Master and Commander this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Most Disordered Feelings by sylviarachel; Persuasion; G; Anne Elliott, Frederick Wentworth, Louisa Musgrove, Henrietta Musgrove; The scene in the drawing-room at Uppercross Cottage from Captain Wentworth's POV.

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