Despatches

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Fanfic:
Brigid's Gift by ozfille; Aubreyad; R-ish; Stephen Maturin, Jack Aubrey, Brigid Maturin, Killick, Amos Jacob, Mr Wells, Mr Reade

Son et Lumière:
amaraal: The Schwiboggen on perfect_duet

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: HMS Victory: A Virtual Tour
From hmsacasta_feed: Find my Past: Trafalgar
From hmsacastsa_feed: A Happy Christmas for Acasta
From hmsascasta_feed The four biggest frigates on the North American Station

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: The Sailing Master: A Brief Review

Communities and challenges:
friendsofenglishmagic: regshoe posts Lots of fic!
friendsofenglishmagic: Christmas Round Robin fic

Rec of the Week:

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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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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Photos: hmsacasta_feed: While in town 4

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Meet Mr. Crabb
vanilla_elf: Nelson's Teapot
oldcuddy_feed: Illustrated talk: Collingwood's Ships - Design and Construction
oldcuddy_feed: Admiral Collingwood: Of Flowers and DNA

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Our Schedule
hmsacasta_feed: Post Labels

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading The Ionian Mission, Chapter Five this weekend
hmsacasta_feed: Open Call to Writers
perfect_duet: esteven wishes everyone A happy Easter - Happy Spring Season

Rec of the Week:
Sharpe's Training by sharpiefan; Sharpe; U; Sharpe, Sergeant Bowaters; The first time Sharpe had fired a musket, he hadn’t known what to expect. On DW; on the AO3

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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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Note from the Editor: Things have been a bit quieter this week, it seems. How's your week been?

Fanfic:
QED by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; Jack realizes he has fallen in love with Stephen
1000 Drops by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen considers the effect of tincture of laudanum
Δρασαντι παθειν (Drasanti Pathein) by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; Stephen considers the fate of Andrew Wray


Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts Sage advice on historical cookery
aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com links to Sea Shanties in Polish, English, French and German

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Seven of Post Captain this weekend.
sharpiefan reminds us that the Minor Characters Fic Challenge posts are due on the 30th November
The perfect_duet Advent Calendar sign-ups are open here

Rec of the Week: Matthews, a History by jestana (jestana); Hornblower; NC-17; Matthews/Styles; My take on Matthews' backstory.

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Note from the Editor: It's been a pretty quiet week for me - how's it been for you? Did you remember to toast the Immortal Memory on Sunday - Trafalgar Day?

Fanfic:
Per Mare, Per Terram by sharpiefan; M&C/Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen, Captain Howard, original characters; Stephen gets shot accidentally and the Marines are guilty by association

Son et Lumière:
sharpiefan links to a Jack/Stephen fanvid by heuradys

Of historical interest:
latin_cat posts Trafalgar 2012
From oldcuddy: Now, Gentlemen, let us dosomething today which the world may talk of hereafter
vanilla_elf posts Admiral Collingwood's Diary is up for Auction, and I'm up for a Rant
oursin inks to an article about resurrection men

Miscellany and meta:
riverlight gives us a belated link about the Catalan separatist movement
sharpiefan posts The Fighting Temeraire
alltoseek posts Published Book by Doctor S.E. Maturin

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Three of Post Captain this weekend.
sharpiefan is running a Minor Characters Fic Challenge - the prompts post is here
for_all_love is a community for fanfic based on M&C and the Aubreyad

Rec of the Week: (Can't believe I nearly forgot this!!) Coach Ride by seriesfive; Aubreyad; 18/NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack, Stephen, and a coach ride through London.

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From the editor.
Welcome to this issue of Despatches. I must apologise for the delay in issuing Despatches this week, but it was for a good cause: I have a new job! We have rather a mixed bag of links for you, from fic to historical re-enactments and a lot of stuff in between. Do remember to tell your friends about Despatches and let me know if there is anything you have written or made that you would like me to link to next time!

Also, there are two journals that I know that have been updated in the last 24 hours where the updates, set to 'public', are not showing up on despatch_reader's Reading Page. If you have updated a fic journal, a comm, or your own journal with an AoS item that is not linked in this issue of Despatches, please comment to this entry with a link. I am trying to sort the problem out and hopefully everything will be working properly by next week's issue.

Fanfic
Commentfic by sid , Stephen/Diana, wedding night, Stephen is a virgin, Diana is surprised (NC-17)
Commentfic by sid, Jack/Stephen, 'Enema', NC-17
Divided We Fall, United We Stand Part 7 by sharpiefan (PG) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
Divide We Fall, United We Stand Part 8 by sharpiefan (PG) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
All Sanding by idler_1814 (G) Hornblower, Bush
Shades of Glory by idler_1814 (G) Bush
Smoke and Oakum by sharpiefan. (U) A particular episode of the story of Examination for Lieutenant/The Fireships, told from the point of view of a Marine Private
Werebunny!Sharpe Part 5 by latin_cat (U) Sharpe, Lawford, Wellington, Harper, Chosen Men

Of historical interest
vanilla_elf quotes an excerpt from a letter by Collingwood
patches_the_shipcat has various quotes about the life of a governess

Miscellany and meta
nid_dabeille has made some 1:12 scale sea-chests
vanilla_elf tells us about a film about Goethe
black_hound is going to a live black-powder shoot at Boone Homestead

Communities and challenges
blackpearlsails' weekly drabble challenge theme is Blind

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