Age of Sail Despatches #142

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Last one before Christmas, so Merry Christmas, one and all, and thank you for being patient with me lately. Fittingly, this issue is jam-packed full of goodies! Huzzah!

Fanfic:
Corruption by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen accedes to Jack’s wish that he corrupt Jack further.
The Special Christmas Gift by delorita; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Stephen
Advent Calendar Day 21: The Only Player by le_russe_satan; Aubreyad AU; Jack, Stephen, Mowett, Killick, Pullings, Sophie; PG
Advent Calender Day 18: The Eve of the Hunt by alltoseek; Aubreyad; Jack, Stephen; G; The day before Savile's hunt, Jack and Stephen discuss their neighbours.
Advent Calender Day 16: Deeds, Not Words by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC=17; Jack/Stephen; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Gedymin Jagiello; : Imprisoned in the Temple, Stephen saves Jack's queue from an ignominious end.
Deep Ocean of Secrets by zilah; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen and Jack restore their friendship after Jack is wounded on Polychrest.
Advent Calendar Day 14: In Dulci Jubilo by alcyone301; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen; A ball is held in Chalcot Square; Stephen has an unusual conversation
Christmas Morn by ashley_pitt; PG-13; Jack, Stephen

Son et Lumière:
Video: The remade trailer for Show the Colours by sharpiefan
Advent Calendar Day 23: Another Aubrey/Maturin Animated video by dreamboatdreamer70 (PG-17 for nudity)
Wallpaper: Jack, the predator by delorita
Advent Calendar Day 22: Watercolour by oftheisland
Advent Calendar Day 20: Paper Dolls by johanirae
Advent Calendar Day 19: Christmas with the Aubrey family by hrh_taliesin
I have known you to stare into a deserted bird's nest for hours by sharpiefan
Manip: A salute to the Perfect Duet by dreamboatdreamer70
Music: Music for the fic In Dulci Jubilo by alcyone301
Wallpaper: Gentle Stephen by delorita
Picspam: Mary Rose by amaraal

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan: Turner and the Sea at the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, London)
From janeaustenbolg_feed: Happy birthday, Jane Austen

Miscellany and meta:
age_of_sail: shapiefan: Meta: What's So Great About the Age of Sail?
From hmsacasta_feed: A Letter to Captain Freymann
From hmsacasta_feed: The seven most awesome things about reenacting
From hmsacasta_feed: A Letter to the Doctor
From hmsacasta_feed: Meet George Croghan
Advent Calendar Day 17: Aubreyad wristwarmers by sospan_fach
From hmsacasta_feed: The Carpenter's Christmas Recollection
sharpiefan: More AoS books on offer
From hmsacasta_feed: Baptiste's Leeches
From hmsacasta_feed: A Letter Home

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will begin reading Surgeon's Mate on the 3rd January

Rec of the Week:
Concatenation by idler; Hornblower; PG; Bush, Hornblower, M'man Vincent; 1810, somewhere in the Atlantic. A good man may leave a legacy far greater than he might imagine.

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