Age of Sail Despatches #101

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Sorry this is a little late, was rather busy IRL yesterday.

Fanfic:
Toulon 1815 by esteven; Aubreyad; Gen; Guillaume Christy-Pallière, Inspector Javert, Jeannot; The military commander at Toulon harbour sees a stranger and is reminded of a friend
Sharpe's Descent part 1: 30th July 1809 by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events
Sharpe's Descent part 2: 31st July 1809 by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events
Stockings by seascribe; Aubreyad; G; Jack/Stephen, A shabby looking Stephen and domestic Jack, inspired by bbshrimp's pic Buttons

Son et Lumière:
Screencaps: A Royal Affair screencaps posted by chrsvg
Fanart: More furry kisses by dreamboatdreamer70; Aubreyad
Screencaps: Les Miserables (2012) screencaps posted by chrsvg

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: The Gentlemen's Magazine, November 1812
From hmsacasta_feed: Acasta v Lydia and Rhoda
sharpiefan toasts the Corunna Majors
hmsacasta_feed posts A peek into the cockpit
From hmsacasta_feed posts Roast Beef of Old England
From hmsacasta_feed: How to kill rats

Miscellany and meta:
ngakmafaery posts about Pride and Prejudice dance revival
hmsacasta_feed posts Mississinewa 1812
where_away: eteven posts Cur-tailed Dog Watches

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter 13 of Post Captain this weekend
sharpiefan posts the Picture Prompts Challenge: Sign up post
From oldcuddy_feed: The Collingwood Society's First Event of 2013

Rec of the Week:
At Dawn by diane_c; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen, An early-morning conversation. (It is avaible to read on LJ here.)

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