Age of Sail Despatches #168

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Hi everyone! Hard to believe that we're over halfway through September already; today was as sunny a day as any in august, with just a nip in the air to say that we're into autumn already. Hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Charles Robert Malden
patches_the_shipcat posts Buttons of the 50th Foot

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan links to Kannock's Korner men's clothing patterns
From hmsacasta_feed: A Fond Recollection
From hmsacasta_feed: Impressment Totals
From hmsacasta_feed: A Secret Mission Revealed
From hmsacasta_feed: Farewell to Thee, my Friends
From hmsacasta_feed: From the Boat

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read is reading Far Side of the World, Chapter Three this weekend

Rec of the Week:
A vid. An Evening With Patrick O'Brian

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