despatches

Note from the Editor: Sorry we're late this week! There's quite a bit from the esteemed Austenblog this week, as well as a fair amount from the crew of the gallant (recreated!) frigate Acasta, who always post good stuff.

Fanfic:
The Sickness by

josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen, Diana; Stephen ponders the nature of his attachment to Diana Villiers

Son et Lumière:
From

hmsacasta_feed: HMS Victory: A Virtual Tour

Of historical interest:
From

hmsacasta_feed: Napoleon's Semaphore Network

Miscellany and meta:
From

austenblog_feed: Austen Mythbusters: The Bennets were not poor
From

hmsacasta_feed: A Covert Mission
From

austenblog_feed: S!#ff Jane Austen says
From

austenblog_feed: Sick of the very name
From

austenblog_feed: Review: His Good Opinion by Nancy Kelly
From

austenblog_feed: Jane Austen's ring torn from Kelly Clarkson's hand by greedy nefarious Jane Austen fans
From

austenblog_feed: Sheldon Cooper is trying to ruin Pride and Prejudice
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore
From

hmsacasta_feed: Haste to the Wedding
From

hmsacasta_feed: The Doctor's Wedding

Communities and challenges:

latin_cat: Advent Calendar 2013: Sign Up<

alltoseek: Small Fandom Bang is open for author sign-ups

mandc_read will be reading Fortune of War Chapter 1 this weekend

sharpiefan: Trafalgar Day Challenge: A reminder

Rec of the Week:
It's been a while since I recced a vid. I probably shouldn't rec my own stuff - it is something I try not to do - but I'm pretty proud of this one and would love more views for it. Sailing by

sharpiefan; Age of Sail; Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth; U; We are sailing, across the water, across the sea...

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