Age of Sail Despatches #102

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Short and sweet this week! Hope people aren't too snowed under?

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Aubreey vs Audrey by dreamboatdreamer70
Show the Colours promo vid: Navy by sharpiefan
Show the Colours promo vid: Army by sharpiefan
Screencaps: Les Miserables (1998) screencaps by chrsvg
Screencaps: Sense and Sensibility 2008 screencaps by chrsvg
From hmsacasta_feed: Ben Backstay


Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Musket Ball Removal in the 19th Century
From hmsacasta_feed: Dentistry in the 19th Century
From hmsacasta_feed: Amputation Instruments in the 19th Century
hms_jollies: sharpiefan posts The Last Will and Testament of Joseph Comber, RM

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Fourteen of Post Captain this weekend

Rec of the Week:
A dream of Life and Death by sarlania; Hornblower; PG; Hornblower and others;It is said that one can identify a sailor by his clothes and his manner of bearing.

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