Age of Sail Despatches #167

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Had rather a busy week or so - I've been out nearly every day.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Vid and pcs: From hmsacasta_feed: Trouble with Americans
Pics: From hmsacasta_feed: Images from New Boston

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Advices on Health of Sailors
From hmacasta_feed: Midshipman Longchamp
From hsmacacasta_feed: Jonh Lechmere, aged 13 years
From hmsacasta_feed: Nelson at Toulon and Corsica

Miscellany and meta:
feroxargentea posts Calling all Londoners: Radio 4 "Bookclub" does POB
From hmsacasta_feed: A book review of "Female Tars- women aboard ship in the age of sail" by Suzanne J. Stark
From hmsacasta_feed: Five Pounds Reward

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Two of Far Side of the World this weekend
sharpiefan is running a Trafalgar Day Challenge

Rec of the Week: Picked by latin_cat, this week's rec has spawned a number of remixes and off-shoots. The World Turned Upside Down by astolat; Aubreyad AU; NC-17; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin; Jack and Stephen get married and have a baby. No, really.

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