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Age of Sail Despatches #68

Note from the Editor:
A short edition this week. For those of you revising for or taking exams: Good Luck and come back to fandom when you can!

Fanfic:
Mr Toad Comes to Breakfast by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; The Devil finds work for idle hands... especially when those hands belong to small, mischievous boys.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Letter 10 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family.

Son et Lumière:
Fanart: Peggy Pye is Proud by

marashar; Show the Colours

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

perfect_duet:

esteven posts Oh, that man... More of RC and JA

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Chapter Eight of Blue at the Mizzen this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Weller's War by

latin_cat; Sharpe; G; Charlie Weller; Charlie Weller crossing a frontier - both mental and geographical. Set during Sharpe's Regiment.

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

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Age of Sail Despatches #66

Note from the Editor: No fanfic this week, I'm afraid. Hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Fanart: Edward attacks by

marashar; StC; Edward Torrington.

Of historical interest:
From

austenblog: Jane Austen's Regeny World Issue 57 published
From

austenblog: Review: A Jane Austen Education
From

austenblog: What Would Elinor Do?
From

austenblog: fangirl Squee

Miscellany and meta:

sharpiefan posts The Age of Sail is all-encompassing

sharpiefan posts Smouch: Hot, Strong... and Rather Salty

Communities and challenges:

mand_read will be reading Chapter Six of Blue at the Mizzen this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Visited by a Vision by

demurely1; Garrow's Law; NC-17; William Garrow, Sarah Hill, Samuel Hill; This follows Sarah's return from hiding in Series 3 Episode 4.

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Age of Sail Despatches #60

Note from the Editor:
Short issue this week I think. Hope you've all had a good week! :D

Fanfic:
Punch Drunk by

barefoot_bard; Original; K+ (13 and up); OCs; StC/Dogwatches crossover. A Dockyard worker stirs up trouble with Marines on guard duty. Chatham, 1776.
Red, Like Claret by

barefoot_bard; Master and Commander; K+ (13 and up); Captain Howard, Stephen Maturin, OCs; The Captain of Marines aboard HMS Surprise makes a terrible mistake. At sea, 1805.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

hm_jollies:

wayward_shadows posts Letters of Lt George Part 2

Miscellany and meta:
from

ageofsail: Reefs and Shoals by Dewey Lambdin (contains spoilers)
From

ageofsail: Reefs and Shoals: Random Thoughts

Communities and challenges:

where_away:

esteven posts joining, separating, twisting

mandc_read will begin reading Blue at the Mizzen in two weeks' time

showthecolours:

sharpiefan posts a poll: the next challenge

temeraire:

dracontia posts Cage Match!

Rec of the Week:
Ghosts of the Mind by

latin_cat; Aubreyad; 12; Jack/Stephen; Jack is absent from the cabin, but not from Stephen’s thoughts. (Warning for emotional hurt/comfort and character death)

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Age of Sail Despatches #55

Note from the Editor:
The last issue was two days late, so this issue is a little slimmer than it would be otherwise. Hope you've all had a better day than I've had (working with a backache and stonking cold is No Fun, trust me!).

Fanfic:
Whiskey Lullaby by

barefoot_bard; Original; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Original characters;
Nip and Tuck by

feroxargentea; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen; “If you spend another two minutes up to your neck in water at this temperature, I will not answer for your life,” said Stephen. “Last time it was nip and tuck, with hot blanket, fomentations, and half a pint of my best brandy.”
Comfort to the Enemy by

barefoot_bard; Show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Original characters; Show the Colours AU; A French soldier tries to be kind to some English prisoners. Portugal, 1809.
Dark of Night by

barefoot_bard; Show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Original characters; Show the Colours AU; While on picquet one night, Rifleman Cotton has an unexpected visitor. Portugal, 1810.
The Writing Desk"> by

mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Grantaire/Enjolras/Combeferre; Grantaire is enjoying a quiet evening in with Enjolras, but before they can settle into lovemaking they get interrupted by Combeferre. Enjolras has him join in and threesome fun ensues.
Recruits by

barefoot_bard; show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Original characters; Show the Colours/Dogwatches AU. An old sergeant oversees the training of new Marine recruits. Chatham, 1797.
Dogwatches Chapter 15 by

barefoot_bard; Original; M (Suitable for ages 16 and above); Original characters; A Royal Navy frigate gains a captain whose ideas about running a ship quickly put him at odds with the crew. West Indies, 1780.
Sharpe's Marines Part 5: England Expects... by

sharpiefan; Sharpe; G; Sharpe, Captain Chase, original characters; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf inform us that Garrow's Law has been axed
From

garrowslaw_feed: Series Four and my Best Bits

vanilla_elf informs us that Two of her AoS fics are available for download

Communities and challenges:

esteven informs us that

mandc_read will be reading Chatper Six of the Hundred Days this weekend

where_away:

heather_mist posts Small Ships and Vessels Mentioned in the Canon

where_away:

alltoseek posts about Ears

mandc_watch is a new community dedicated to watching the film Master and Commander, based on the original LJ comm.

mandc_watch will be watching Master & Commander this Saturday

Rec of the Week:
Whither Thou Goest by

mswyrr; Garrow's Law; PG; Garrow/Lady Sarah; Coda to 2x04. They are not beaten. But where do they go from here?

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

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Current Location: Sailing on the Seven Seas

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Age of Sail Despatches #53

Note from the Editor:
Another week gone! I hope it was a good one for you!

Fanfic:
Broken and Mended by

mithen; Aubreyad; PG=13; Stephen Maturin/Jack Aubrey; Stephen tends to an gravely wounded Jack and contemplates the requirements of honour and of friendship. Set during Post Captain and showing the missing scene after the Polychrest is sunk.
Dogwatches Chapter 6 by

barefoot_bard; Original; A Royal Navy frigate gains a captain whose ideas about running a ship quickly put him at odds with the crew. West Indies, 1780.
Dogwatches Chapter 7 by

barefoot_bard; Original; M (Suitable for ages 16 and above); Original Characters; A Royal Navy frigate gains a captain whose ideas about running a ship quickly put him at odds with the crew. West Indies, 1780.
Dogwatches Chapter 8 by

marashar; Show the Colours/Torchwood crossover; PG; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness; Captain Jack Harkness is on a sabre-toothed tiger hunt... in 1809
Tigers at Night Part IVc by

le_russe_satan posts about Newish books

Miscellany and meta:
Meta: The Peasants are Revolting, Sire! Piracy and Fans by

vanilla_elf

vanilla_elf asks Garrow's Law fans: please tell the BBC you want more
From

garrowslaw_feed: Garrow's Law Series 4 Update

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Chapter Four of The Hundred Days this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Kiss of Life by

anteros aka

anteros and

anteros_lmc; Hornblower; Horatio Hornblower/Archie Kennedy, Edward Pellew; Believe it or not this is a sequel to Friend or Foe, which I wrote in January 2010. I've been carrying the bare bones of this story around in my head ever since. It didn't turn out quite as I expected though :}

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

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Age of Sail Despatches #52

Note from the Editor: Yes, it's a week since the last issue, and no, it doesn't feel like it! I hope you've all had a productive week!

Fanfic:
The Dogwatches Chapter 3 by

marashar; Show the Colours/Torchwood crossover; PG; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness; Captain Jack Harkness is on a sabre-toothed tiger hunt... in 1809
Tigers at Night Part IIf by

latin_cat; Sharpe; NC-17; Wellington/Sharpe, Harper, Hogan, Ramona, OCs; A mysterious plague causes particular and personal problems for Lord Wellington.
Never in Life Chapter 2 by

latin_cat; Sharpe; NC-17; Wellington/Sharpe, Harper, Hogan, Ramona, OCs; A mysterious plague causes particular and personal problems for Lord Wellington.

Son et Lumière:
21 Garrow's Law icons by

mswyrr

Of historical interest:

patches_the_shipcat posts about Animals in the Napoleonic Army

Miscellany and meta:

perfect_duet:

latin_cat posts an idea

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Chapter Three of The Hundred Days this weekend

perfect_duet:

esteven asks about the future of memes

perfect_duet:

hrh_taliesin posts HML Huzzah: My life and fic snippet in progress

Rec of the Week:
There's a first for everything. There seems to be a spate of commercials with an AoS setting at the moment, and

marines_messdeck has linked me to a couple of her favourites on YouTube: Hussars: Orange Cineday and Napoleon: Big Mac

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

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Age of Sail Despatches #51

Note from the Editor: Hi! Hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:
Dogwatches Chapter One by

barefoot_bard; Show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Cotton, Newbury, Chase, Padstowe; Show the Colours AU; Some sailors observe the discomfort of the soldiers they are transporting to Portugal. At sea, 1809.
A Temporary Shelter by

astolat; American Revolution RPF; M; Alexander Hamilton/George Washington; In which Washington and Hamilton are driven by necessity to seek shelter together.
Learning to Trust by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; 12; Cotton/Maggie; It is very hard to learn to trust again once you've been badly hurt. Sometimes you just have to take it slowly...
Tigers at Night Part IIB by

marashar; Show the Colours/Torchwood crossover; R (for aftermath of violence); Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness; Captain Jack Harkness is on a sabre-toothed tiger hunt... in 1809
Tigers at Night Part IIC by

marashar; Show the Colours/Torchwood crossover; PG; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness; Captain Jack Harkness is on a sabre-toothed tiger hunt... in 1809
Honeysuckle by

barefoot_bard; Show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Cotton, Maggie, original characters; Cotton pretends to have forgotten something important.
The Other Side of the Hill by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; Cotton, Maggie, Vickery, Emma Vickery; They had wanted to have more than the simple jumping the broomstick, but had never been able to, not in Portugal, not in Spain, not when they finally got into France.
The Aubreyad Big Bang Fic by

sid,

latin_cat,

esteven,

feroxagentea,

alltoseek,

heather_mist with artwork by

amethystshard; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack/Stephen, Jack/Sophie; It’s finally here! The Big Bang fic you’ve been waiting six months for! The BIGGEST, the LONGEST and the MOST EPIC fic EVER to have graced the Age of Sail...

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

wayward_shadows posts some Crimean photographs

sharpiefan reminds us about the NAM Lunchtime lecture on the 29th March: Wellington's First Battle - The Combat at Boxtel

Miscellany and meta:

sharpiefan asks Is anyone interested in RPing the Age of Sail

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read is reading Chapter Two of Hundred Days

Rec of the Week:
A fic from the recent Yuletide (I daren't say 'this year's' and to call it 'last year's' sounds... wrong.) A Naval Romance by

shirasade; Persuasion; PG; Admiral Croft, Sophia Croft, Frederick Wentworth, Original Characters, Sophie Wentworth met George Croft for the first time when the family went to see Frederick off on his first sea voyage as a midshipman of barely 12 years.

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Current Mood: determined

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Age of Sail Despatches #50

Note from the Editor: Wow, our half-century!! Hope you've had a good week, guys!

Fanfic:
Divided we Fall, United we Stand by

sharpiefan; Hornblower; PG; Hornblower, Bush, Kennedy, Sawyer, Wellard, OMCs; The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines.
Tigers at Night Part Ia by

marashar; StC/Torchwood crossover, Gen; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness
Tigers at Night Part Ib by

marashar, StC/torchwood crossover; gen; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness
Tigers at Night Part Ic by

marashar; StC/Torchwood crossover; Gen; Vickery; Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness
Tigers at Night Part Id by

marashar; StC/Torchwood crossover; Gen; Vickery, Torrington, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness
Tigers at Night Part IIa by

marashar; StC/Torchwood crossover; Gen; Vickery, Torrington, Cotton, Pye, Rottlander, Captain Jack Harkness
Discordancy by

rosedark; Jane Austen's Emma; PG-13; Emma Woodhouse/Jane Fairfax/George Knightley; It’s like a broken clock she cannot set aright, somehow both too fast and too slow; or the draft from a carelessly opened door that she cannot place, sighing its sobering chill into even the gayest of parlours. And it is at its strongest, perhaps, whenever she chances to hear Miss Fairfax play.

Son et Lumière:

mswyrr: Garrow's Law icons

Of historical interest:

sharpiefan posts Those Forgotten Heroes: The Royal Marines in the Age of Nelson

sharpiefan posts about Timekeeping at Sea

wayward_shadows posts about a Navy officers' book

Miscellany and meta:

feroxarengtea posts The True Story of Master and Commander on telly

esteven posts HMS Surprise radio play on repeat

tree_and_leaf reminds us about the Cochrane Exhibition in Edinburgh

Communities and challenges:

anything_aos is a new DW version of

anything_aos, with posts imported from the LJ original

esteven:

mandc_read will be beginning Hundred Days this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Rock and Tempest, Fire and Foe by

idler_1814; Hornblower; Gen; Bush; Morning, October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar. Aboard Temeraire, William Bush and his men can only wait as they inch toward the Combined Fleet.

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

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Age of Sail Despatches #47

Note from the Editor: If I say it's only 11 days to Christmas, I hope I don't panic anyone! I do hope your week's been a good one! You will all be pleased to know that I'm back on my proper laptop - no more tiny keyboard to type this out on! Huzzah!

Fanfic:
Performance Anxiety, or, The Perfect Duet by

sharpiefan; G; Aubreyad; Jack,Stephen. Maybe there really is such a thing as performance anxiety after all...

sid posts Sophie's Lee Shore; Aubreyad; R; A sudden draft came down the chimney? Probably the same wind that blew Jack home before he was expected....
Gifts of Gold and Paper by

jasmasson; Aubreyad; G; Jack/Stephen; A ship's Christmas
The World in Stillness by

feroxargentea; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Jack watches Stephen asleep
Five Christmases aboard HMS Surprise by

feroxargentea; Aubreyad; Jack/Stephen; PG-13; How many attempts will it take to make 1813 perfect?
A Night Like This by

esteven; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Playing cards
Riding Lessons by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Written a while ago for the prompt Childhood injury: Any character
Christmas tidy by

conjure_lass; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; It's Christmas morning, and Jack has decided to play chambermaid. I know we're all disappointed that he couldn't find the French maid uniform.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Letter 9 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The ninth extant letter

Son et Lumière:
AoS pic:

rowdy_tanner posts Happy Birthday in

georgette_heyer; General AoS; G; unknown couple
Aubreyad comic strip:

johanirae posts I want my cormorant!; Aubreyad; G; Stephen, Jack, Bonden, Killick, HMS Surprise
AoS fanart: Untitled sketch by

bbshrimp; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen

sharpiefan posts a link to AoS dress-up dolls

Of historical interest:

latin_cat posts some Apsley House trivia

latin_cat posts More from the Apsley House guidebook>

sharpiefan posts about Upcoming Lunchtime Lecture at the NAM on Wellington's First Battle:The Combat of Boxtel

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts a Reveiw of Garrow's Law Series 3 Episode 4: The Baby in the Basket

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read:

esteven posts Flailing fangirl weekend 1 at the read

vanilla_elf posts Molly Joyful's Yuletide Contest

Rec of the Week:
Whither Thou Goest by

mswyrr; Garrow's Law; PG-13; Garrow/Lady Sarah; Coda to Series 2, Episode 4. They are not beaten. But where do they go from here?

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

Current Mood: cheerful

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Age of Sail Despatches #45

Note from the Editor: First, I think I should probably apologise for there being so much of my own work in this edition! It was completely unintentional, I assure you!

Fanfic:
Untitled Anon Kink Meme fill by

sid for the

perfect_duet's anon Aubreyad kink meme; Aubreyad; Jack/Stephen; NC-17; prompt: Porn!!! Heavy, sweaty, grabbling action!!! Jack/Stephen please!
From the Vickery family papers: Letter 8 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; Emma Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The eighth extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 7 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; Lady Saltash; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The seventh extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 5 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The fifth extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 4 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours, G; Emma Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The fourth extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 3 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The third extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 2by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The second extant letter
From the Vickery family papers, Letter 1 by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery, Emma Vickery, Jonathan Padstowe; Originally written for a kink meme on

showthecolours and has been edited for posting here. The prompt was Padstowe/Miss Vickery. Because I want it to happen.
Long We've Tossed on the Rolling Main Part 1 by

sassysailorgirl; Aubreyad/Torchwood crossover; R; Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Rhys and Gwen Williams, Toshiko Sato/Owen Harper, Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin. After leaving the Galapagos, the Surprise is in hot pursuit of the French privateer, Acheron; that is, until a bizarre storm descends upon them & Jack Aubrey and his crew find themselves someplace completely unexpected...
Long We've Tossed on the Rolling Main Part 2 by

esteven posts new links to

ilthit's Aubreyad birds

vanilla_elf posts Much care and consideration has gone into the production of this merchandise

Of historical interest:

esteven informs us that the Patrick O'Brian books will be released in e-book format from December the 5th onwards
From

garrowslaw_feed: Judge tells Jury to Reconsider the Verdict
From

garrowslaw_feed: Garrow fights with Judge
From

garrowslaw_feed: Did I hear right: "...Enter the cow?!"
From

garrowslaw_feed: Garrow's Law Episode 2 Series 3 notes now online
From

garrowslaw_feed: New article on Garrow Society website
From

garrowslaw_feed: Fascinating facts from the Garrow's Law blog archive
From

garrowslaw_feed: Inspirations for Episode 1, Series 3

Miscellany and meta:
Meta: What is so great about the Age of Sail fandom? by

sharpiefan

vanilla_elf posts Garrowites v Erskiners: This time, it's not about the gavels

vanilla_elf posts A review of Garrow's Law, Series 3, Episode 1: Not the Madness of King George

esteven reminds us that it is M&C's 8th anniversary

Communities and challenges:

showthecolours posts a Kink Meme Reveal

feroxargentea: An Aubreyad kink meme fill you might like on

perfect_duet

latin_cat posts the Perfect Duet Advent Calendar Sign-up
Rec of the Week:
Both Sides of the Medal by

sarlania, Aubreyad/Hornblower crossover; G; Hornblower, Brown, Jack Aubrey; In 1816, Sir Thomas Cochrane was implicated in the Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814, fined a thousand pounds, sentenced to the pillory, struck from the Navy List and stripped of his knighthood. Patrick O’Brian used that for his novel the Reverse of the Medal, and this is the event as seen from Hornblower’s point of view (Spoilers for both Flying Colours (HH) and The Reverse of the Medal (Aubreyad))

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

Current Mood: nostalgic

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Age of Sail Despatches #42

Note from the Editor: It's Trafalgar Day! How are you celebrating it - if 'celebrating' is the right word. How are you paying tribute to the Immortal Memory and the sacrifice of so many in, probably, the most famous Naval battle of all time? No fic this week, I'm afraid.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

sharpiefan posts about Trafalgar Day

latin_cat posts Trafalgar Day 2011

oldcuddy_feed posts Trafalgar Day: A Toast

patches_the_shipcat posts Of the 50th Regiment of Foot, of the 5/60th Rifles and sometimes of the enemy itself

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts How Gillette and Groves almost escaped to Mexico

sharpiefan posts about rumours of more Sharpe onscreen

janeaustenblog_feed posts More movies!

sharpiefan posts about A Star to Steer Her By: A Masterclass in the Maritime Novel at the NMM in November

Communities and challenges:

showthecolours is hosting a Kink Meme: Round Three

Rec of the Week:
A Letter Full of News by

sphinxvictorian; Persuasion; Gen; Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Admiral Croft, Sophia Croft From the correspondence of Mrs. George Croft, newly edited and printed by the author at the permission of the lady's descendants.

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

Current Mood: contemplative

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Age of Sail Despatches #41

Note from the Editor:
It's another short one! (I really need to kick my muse into touch, apparently!) Hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:
Extract from the Guidebook to Fallbrooke House by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; Description of the house

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

vanilla_elf posts about 18th Century Paper Doll Clothes

esteven posts about a Cochrane Exhibition in Edinburgh

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf asks Will Garrow's Law return in November? It better!

vanilla_elf posts Finally! Official news from the BBC on Garrow's Law 3

Communities and challenges:

showthecolours is running an anonymous kink meme

Rec of the Week:
The Dark of the Night by

gayalondiel; Hornblower; PG; Hornblower/Kennedy; Missing scene from "The Duchess and the Devil": after his failed suicide attempt, Archie wakes in the night and ponders his situation and Horatio's reaction.

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.

Current Mood: blank

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Age of Sail Despatches #39

Note from the Editor: I think this is going to be another short one! Please keep posting your Age of Sail stuff - the more you post, the more you'll find linked to from here!

Fanfic:
An Extract from the Guidebook to Fallbrooke House by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; Description of a particular portrait in Fallbrooke House

Son et Lumière:
From

janeaustenblog_feed: Video Review of the Louisville Jane Austen Festival

Of historical interest:

latin_cat posts part of The Army List of 1800

Miscellany and meta:
From

janeaustenblog_feed: So you want to write like Jane Austen?
From

janeaustenblog_feed: Another Unscheduled Sabbatical

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read is reading Chapter Nine ofThe Commodore

Rec of the Week:
A vid, recced by

marines_messdeck: Hornblower: Roll Call!

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Current Mood: pensive

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Age of Sail Despatches #35

Note from the Editor:
Hello, all! I hope you've had a good week and a half. Apologies that this issue of Despatches is slightly late. All the HTML works first time for once this week! Sometimes I even surprise myself!!

Fanfic:
Hornblower of the Long Rooms by

nautacarus; Hornblower; M15+ish; Hornblower/Pellew, Hornblower/others; Well, I doubt he wants to play Whist.
Coincidence Chapter 7 by

latin_cat; StC/Old Who; PG; Bolitho, Bush, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard, OCs; The Doctor has landed in the 1800s, and his latest quarry has gone to ground aboard an RN frigate - but he also finds a familiar face.

Son et Lumière:

vanilla_elf posts M.O.T.E.M. James D'Arcy as Blifil in The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

Of historical interest:

sharpiefan posts If the cap fits, wear it

oursin posts Call me a nitpicker but...

Miscellany and meta:
From

austenblog: Dates announced for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: A Musical
From

austenblog: Mr Tilney issues an invitation to the Gentle Readers of Austenblog
From

austenblog: Enjoy the Louisville Jane Austen Festival vicariously

vanilla_elf posts aFantabulous Movie Alert: "The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists

Communities and challenges:

showthecolours:

sharpiefan posts a prompts post for a Picture-prompt fic meme

mandc_read is discussing Chapter Two of The Commodore

Rec of the Week:
Passing of an Era by

sharpiefan; Hornblower; U; Hornblower, Bush; Written originally for

sarlania's AoS Painting Challenge. Based on The Fighting Téméraire by J.M.W. Turner.

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Current Mood: blank

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #33

Note from the Editor:
Hello there! No fic this week, it appears. *sadface* (Though I'm not producing anything either, so it's as much my fault as anyone else's.) And I just closed the tab without making sure Despatches had posted. Thank God for autosave! *wipes brow in relief*

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

commodorified posts The universe has been reading my mail

Of historical interest:

vanilla_elf posts Nutty Nelsonian , Part 8908009

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts Need a flatmate? Mr Garrow is looking for a comfortable home
From

austenblog: Mr Darcy brings all the ladies to the yard
From

austenblog: The Janeite Times No. 6
From

austenblog: July/August Issue of Jane Austen's Regency World is published

perfect_duet:

esteven posts Musings on Jack Aubrey's Weight

vanilla_elf posts: Warning: Yet Another Fandom Locust has Landed

vanilla_elf informs us that filming for Series Three of Garrow's Law has begun

redcoat_feed is a new feed for the new blog Diary of a Redcoat

Communities and challenges:
Poll:

showthecolours:

sharpiefan posts Time for another challenge

Rec of the Week:
Sharpe's Training by

sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, Hakeswill, Bowaters; The first time Sharpe had fired a musket, he hadn’t known what to expect.

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Current Mood: groggy

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #30

Note from the Editor: Sorry this issue is late - it's been a long week followed by a long weekend. I have a feeling I'm going to keel over after this is posted!

Fanfic:
We Have An Accord by

stealthboat; POTC; Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Barbossa, Jack Sparrow, Norrington; NC-17; With the aid of the late Will Turner and James Norrington, Elizabeth Swann strikes a deal with Captains Sparrow and Barbossa for passage to the Fountain of Youth.
Ich Hatt' Einen Kameraden by

sharpiefan; StC; OCs and borrowed OCs; PG; Cotton dealing with a death
Dead Man Walking by

vanilla_elf; Lt Gillete, Lt Groves and Melusina, a mermaid; PG-13; Between a rock and a hard place, Gillette and Groves find themselves at the mercy of a mermaid. SPOILERS for POTC: On Stranger Tides
Muskets, Fifes and Drums by

sharpiefan; original; PG; Four soldiers, one day some time in the campaigning season of 1811-1812

Son et Lumière:

vanilla_elf posts Young Mister Garrow with a Squirrel (1765)

Of historical interest:
From Austenblog: Partial Austen Manuscript to be Auctioned
From Austenblog: Another Lost Portrait of Jane Austen
From Austenblog: Jane Austen and Georgian Crime podcast

Miscellany and meta:

monstrous_regiment:

bride_of_the_atom wants to know the origins of the phrase show a leg

age_of_sail:

sharpiefan wants opinions on something in the River Medway

vanilla_elf posts reviews of The Radiant Boy
From Austenblog: P&P Musical Finalist in New YoRK Musical Theatre Festival
From Austenblog: Midweek E-Books: Touch Edition
From Austenblog: Help El Sitio de Jane celebrate the S&S Bicentenary
From Austenblog: 'Austentatious' Musical Publication and Soundtrack
From Austenblog: Sense and Sensibility Salon is open
From Austenblog: Claudia Johnson to speak at JASNA meeting in Philadelphia

Rec of the Week:
A YouTube vid for you. Pirates of the Caribbean - Shiver My Timbers One of my favourite POTC vids.

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Current Mood: accomplished

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #29

Note from the Editor:
My week has been good, if rather long. I hope you have also had a good week?

Fanfic:
A Cat's Magic Part Three by

wayward_shadows; Show the Colours; K+ (suitable for ages 13 and up); Show the Colours AU; Terpsichore's cat, Miss Emily, changes places with Lieutenant Cartwright for a week. At sea, 1809
Mischief by

wayward_shadows; Show the Colours; K+ (Suitable for ages 13 and above); Show the Colours AU; the Shepherd twins are up to their usual tricks. At sea, 1809.
Dogwatches Chapter 33 by

wayward_shadows; Original fic; M (Suitable for ages 16 and above); Discontent and mutiny aboard a Royal Navy frigate. American Revolution, 1780.
On the Identification of Weeds by

feroxargentea; Aubreyad; G; Stephen Maturin and the Aubrey family; He watched the crouching infant lean forward, further and still further, until it fell face-first onto the soft ground, bewildered but undaunted (Spoilery for The Mauritius Command, but supposes that campaign had a different outcome.)
A Hand in Time by

feroxargentea; Aubreyad; G; Jack and Stephen; Jack paced the quarterdeck of the Surprise, marking out his daily miles as much to distract himself from tedium and hunger as to combat his slowly expanding waistline
That Untravall'd World by

ferozargentea; Aubreyad; NC-17; Aubrey/Maturin; Set a year or two after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Readers voted DADT pre-slash rather than gen, so here is the slashy postscript.

Of historical interest:

vanilla_elf posts Don't play with this lady: An extremely rare 18th century doll

w_i_r:

black_hound posts Colonial Plantation photos

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts Updated: "The Gillington Formula" - what year is POTC set in?

vanilla_elf posts Aw, people like Gillette

vanilla_elf posts My proper review of POTC 4 is now online

vanilla_elf reviews Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides

vanilla_elf posts On Stranger Tides Countdown Discussion: Day 5

vanilla_elf posts On Stranger Tides Countdown Discussion: Day 4

vanilla_elf posts On Stranger Tides Countdown Discussion: Day 3

vanilla_elf posts On Stranger Tides Countdown Discussion: Day 2
From

austenblog: Join Jane Austen Inside Her Novels at the Classroom Salon

Rec of the Week:
This was posted in the wake of a discussion about the phenomenon of the Mary-Sue. Maybe I should say 're-posted', it isn't a new fic, although it hadn't been posted before, to my knowledge. The lady who wrote this isn't known for being active in writing fanfic, although she is very active in fandom circles, as a member of the Horatians forum. Time by pronetopanic; Hornblower; G; Hornblower, the Kennedy family; something in the deeps of her soul still saw the frail wooden jetty and the little ‘pirate ship’, the sail-boat which their father had placed upon the lake for their use, and the boys in their bicornes, leaping on and off like buccaneers. All gone now… all vanished like the songbirds in the velvet dusk, stolen by time.

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Current Mood: tired

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #27

Note from the Editor:
Apparently DW is having problems showing embedded YouTube vids at the moment. We have one or two linked from this week's issue, so if you can't see the vid at the time of posting, check back later and it should show up. If not, I will link to those entries again in the next issue - we don't want you to miss out, after all.

Fanfic:
A Cat's Magic Part Two by

wayward_shadows, Show the Colours, PG, Leat, Miss Emily, Show the Colours AU; Terpsichore's cat, Miss Emily, changes places with Lieutenant Cartwright for a week. At sea, 1809
Chevrons by

wayward_shadows, Show the Colours, PG, Oxley, Show the Colours AU; Tom Oxley discovers he is the butt of an unusual joke. At sea, 1809.
A Ship Comes Sailing by

esteven, Master and Commander, G, history repeats itself
Sharpe's Laptop by

snakey, posted with permission by

sharpiefan, Sharpe, 18, Sharpe/Lawford, Sharpe does not get on with new-fangled technology...
Last of the Kisses by

romantical, Hornblower, G, Hornblower/Lady Barbara, There is a life that was his before her
Coincidence Chapter 5 by

latin_cat, Show the Colours/Old Who crossover, PG, Bolitho, Bush, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard, OCs The Doctor has landed in the 1800s, and his latest quarry has gone to ground aboard an RN frigate - but he also finds a familiar face. This Chapter: The aftermath of the Captain's Dinner.
Drabble For a Sunday by

sid, Aubreyad, G, Killick, OCs, 100 words for the History Always Repeats Itself meme at perfect_duet

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

wayward_shadows posts about Pursers and Provisions
From Austenblog: A closer look at Jane Austen's brother, George Austen

sharpiefan posts Back to the Peninsular War: Events in Portugal 1811

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf posts POTC 4: The Navy on Craig Ferguson
From Austenblog: Pride and Prejudice Musical in Seattle and MAYBE New York

Rec of the Week:
This week's rec is a fic from an unusual source - the Gunroom. The Swallowed Anker, Wapping, Aubreyad, G, The Swallowed Anker has everything that one could want from a dockland sailor's tavern.

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Current Mood: pensive

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #26

Note from the Editor: Hello everyone! Hope you've had a good week. I must report the death of Professor Richard Holmes, who died in the early hours of Saturday morning (BST) of pneumonia related to the cancer he was fighting. He was aged 65.

Fanfic:
Beginnings by

sharpiefan; Original fic; PG; Four soldiers of the 60th, one day some time in the winter of 1808-1809
Muskets, Fifes and Drums by

sharpiefan; Original fic, PG, four soldiers of the 60th, one day in the campaigning season of 1811-1812
Dogwatches Chapter 32 by

barefoot_bard, Original fic, M, Discontent and mutiny aboard a Royal Navy frigate. American Revolution, 1780.
Hunting by

barefoot_bard, Show the Colours, K+, Show the Colours AU; a young Adam Starling goes hunting with his brothers and lives to regret it.
A Cat's Magic, Part One by

barefoot_bard, Show the Colours, K+, Show the Colours AU; Terpsichore's cat, Miss Emily, changes places with Lieutenant Cartwright for a week.
Sharpe's Surprise by

latin_cat, Sharpe, NC-17; Wellington/Sharpe; Wellington has a surprise in store for Sharpe. A little bit of smut.
Never in Life by

latin_cat, Sharpe; NC-17; Wellington, OC; A mysterious plague causes particular and personal problems for Lord Wellington.
Battle Plans by

latin_cat, Sharpe, 12, Wellington/Sharpe, Sharpe doesn't think much of Arthur's artistic abilities. A short piece of fluff.
Drabble for a Sunday by

sid, Aubreyad; G; Killick, OCs; written for the 'History Repeats Itself' meme on

perfect_duet

Of historical interest:

vanilla_elf about a Mystery 18th Century shipwreck found in the Gulf of Finland

le_russe_satan posts a little on duelling

Miscellany and meta:

latin_cat reports the death of Professor Richard Holmes
From Austenblog: "Oh! the best nature in the world a-wedding"

ar posts Diana Villiers tl:dr

vanilla_elf posts about the Guests of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Premiere at Disneyland

vanilla_elf posts What happened to Davy Jones?

esteven posts about Wine-Dark Sea
From Austenblog: Monday Ebooks: A Tale of Two E-Readers Edition
From Austenblog: The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Juliet McMaster
From Austenblog: Your Sunday Austen Meditation
From Austenblog: Wellesley College to present Sense and Sensibility: The Musical
From Austenblog: Trailer for Sense and Sensibility movie

Communities and challenges:

perfect_duet posts Day 23 of the 30 Day Meme: Your favourite Master and Commander gif/YouTube video

perfect_duet posts Day 24 of the 30 Day Meme: Here at Perfect_Duet we're all about Jack/Stephen; do you ship any other pairs?

perfect_duet posts Day 25 of the 30 Day Meme: favourite Master and Commander actor

perfect_duet posts Day 26 of the 30 Day Meme: Favourite Master and Commander Music (movie or book reference)

perfect_duet posts Day 27 of the 30 Day Meme: Character you'd most like to be

perfect_duet posts Day 28 of the 30 Day Meme: Character you'd least like to be

perfect_duet posts Day 29 of the 30 Day Meme: Your favourite thing about Master and Commander (movie or series)

perfect_duet posts Day 30 of the 30 Day Meme:Any Other Thoughts to Share?

oursin requests prompts in

history

sharpiefan posts an ad for Show the Colours

Rec of the Week:
I'd like to link you to the place where AoS fandom started for me: Horatians. Unfortunately, they had a DNS attack recently which necessitated a server move and meant that they lost a lot of data, but the community is second to none. And this week, it's two for the price of one: In Flanders' Fields by

latin_cat, Sharpe, PG, Sharpe/Wellington, The 33rd in Flanders.

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Current Mood: restless

Entry tags:

Age of Sail Despatches #24

Note from the Editor:
Welcome to those who have recently established DW journals as back-ups for their LJ ones. I was sorry to hear about the DDoS attacks on LJ, and hope that this offering may help alleviate any withdrawal symptoms you may be suffering. You may find some familiar names listed below... or then again, you may not. Either way,

despatches is here to help fill all your AoS needs.

Fanfic:
Beginnings by

sharpiefan Original fic, PG, One day, some time in the winter of 1809-1809
Dogwatches Chapter 31 by

wayward_shadows; Original fic; M (16+); Discontent and mutiny aboard a Royal Navy frigate. American Revolution, 1780.
In Training by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; PG; Written for the StC Kink Meme prompt: childhood injury - any character
Drummer Boys by

wayward_shadows; Show the Colours; PG; A young Cross Johnson takes the King's shilling
First Kiss by

wayward_shadows; Show the Colours; K (13+); A ship's boy receives his first kiss.

Of historical interest:

sharpiefan links to the development of Army uniforms between 1793-1815

Miscellany and meta:
From Austenblog: A Very Short Editorial Comment on Perspective

vanilla_elf posts Fabric! Costumes! Corsets! Bumrolls! Other things you might like! (a sale of goods by

izodiea)

vanilla_elf posts POTC 4: Official promo pics

black_hound posts about the Fort Frederick Market Fair

sharpiefan posts an update about the Falls of Clyde

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read is a new DW version of the LJ original

mandc_read is reading Chapter Nine of Clarissa Oakes

perfect_duet is a new DW version of the LJ original

perfect_duet is running a 30 Day Meme

perfect_duet posts Day 14 of the 30 Day Meme:Your favourite fanart

perfect_duet posts Day 13 of the 30 Day Meme: Something you'd like to see in the hypothetical sequel/Speculation about 21

perfect_duet posts Day 12 of the 30 Day Meme:Anything that's ever confused you

perfect_duet posts Day 11 of the 30 Day Meme: Your least favourite character/one you love to hate

perfect_duet posts Day 10 of the 30 Day Meme: A photo/fanart of your favourite character

showthecolours posts a kink meme masterlist

perfect_duet posts The Mauritius Command: Part 2

Rec of the Week:
This week it's the turn of the Hornblower side of the AoS fandom. tell me not (sweet) by

ar is an 800 word fic set during The Duchess and the Devil. It may be read as pre-slash Horatio/Archie. Upon their return to El Ferrol, Archie and Horatio discuss the Indy--and more specifically, one of its past officers.

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