despatches

Note from the Editor: Sunny days are here again! And I'm 'on holiday' (read: house- and cat- sitting for a friend for a couple of weeks).

Fanfic:
Toulon 1815 by

esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; G; Guillaume Christy-Pallière, Javert (Les Misérables), Jack Aubrey (hinted), Jean Valjean (hinted), Stephen Maturin (hinted)The military commander at Toulon harbour sees a stranger and is reminded of a friend
Montreuil 1823 by

esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; PG13; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Inspector Javert, Madeleine; Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin stay in Montreuil on their way to the Opéra in Paris; and they meet an old shipmate.
Paris 1832 by

esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; PG13; Inspector Javert, Jack Aubrey; Someone keeps Javert from falling into the Seine, and he is not Valjean

Son et Lumière:
From

hmsacasta_feed: Images from the Jane Austen Festival
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: A Duel
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: Cricket
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: Bridal Shower
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: A Duel 2

dreamboatdreamer70 links to Sketch dump by ufficiosulretro aka Captain's Violin on Tumblr

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Desolation Island - Chapter Two this weekend

Rec of the Week: Bit of POTC fic this week! Missed the Most by

vanilla_elf; POTC; G; James Norrington, his mother, the House of Lancaster (of sorts); James Norrington, what are you doing there?

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