Despatches

Note from the Editor: I'm trying to post regularly. Getting back into the swing of it is all very well till you suddenly have a really busy Friday and everything goes by the board (now there's a Naval saying for you! :D )

Fanfic:
1776 by senmut; 1776; General audiences; Character: Abigail Adams

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
anything_aos: ozfille posts Matthew Flinders Found

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Two Years Before the Mast - a review
hmsacasta_feed: James Moon Potbury: Volunteer Second Class
hmsacasta_feed: Meet John Pickthorn

Communities and challenges:
friendsofenglishmagic: regshoe posts JSMN and music
friendsofenglishmagic: leahclaire is requesting a beta-reader
historium: thisbluesprit puts up a Resources post

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Note from the Editor: Ooops. So sorry it's been so long since posting Despatches!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Sailor's Kit
From hmsacasta_feed: Ill tidings from the North American Station

Of historical interest:
justincase posts Interesting Stuff
justincase posts To Lord Nelson
From hmsacasta_feed: Trafalgar and the Death of Nelson 1805
From hmsacasta_feed: A review of The Adventures of John Wetherell
From hmsacasta_feed: Surgery on the High Seas

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read is reading Blue at the Mizzen"> Chapter One

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Note from the Editor: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope you've had/are having/will have a lovely day!

Fanfic:
The Road Home by barefoot_bard; Original; K+ (ages 1 and up); original characters; Two soldiers go home at war's end. Suffolk, December 1815.
North Sea Christmas by barefoot_bard; Original; K+ (13 and up); original characters; A Marine gets an unexpected surprise for Christmas. HMS Adamant, December, 1796.
Advent Calendar Day 18: Not Crossing the Bar by takadainmate; Aubreyad; M; Jack, Stephen; Without any indication as to why, without disagreement, Jack and Stephen are not speaking.
Ophelia's Debut by alcyone301; Aubreyad; ?; Jack; Christmas Day; Jack reminisces
Avent Calendar Day 21: Hoopoes Are Not the Only Birds by le_russe_satan; Aubreyad (modern AU); PG; Jack, Stephen; : Again, this is a modern AU. This time a university one. Hope you enjoy this offering.
Advent Calendar Day 16: Christmas Morn at Sea by ashley_pitt; Aubreyad; ? ; Jack, Stephen; some time after Jack rescued Stephen in HMS Surprise
Advent Calendar Day 15: Instruments by amaraal; NC-117; Jack/Stephen; Handling delicate things is Stephen's second nature.
My Captain, My Love by justincase; PG-13; Jack, Stephen; Captain Jack Aubrey had climbed into the top of his ship HMS Surprise, it was cold, dark, and wet; the dirtiest sort of night to watch for his particular friend’s signal from shore that his mission was completed. Yet Jack would be no where else but here unless he could be ashore with his friend.
From the Vickery Family Papers Letter 12 by sharpiefan: Show the Colours; G; Lady Saltash, John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family.
From the Vickery Family Papers Letter 13 by sharpiefan: Show the Colours; G; Lady Saltash, 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:
Screencaps: chrsvg posts Oliver Twist (200) Screencaps
Wallpaper: Advent Calendar Day 22: Wallpaper by miki_moo
Screencaps: chrsvg posts Catherine the Great (201) screencaps
Wallpaper: Advent Calendar Day 20: Jack/Stephen wallpaper by cienna
vanilla_elf: One for the family album... not
Music for the fic Ophelia's Debut by alcyone301
Art: Advent Calendar Day 17: Jack, Stephen and the Mistletoe by oftheisland; NSFW
Photos: Advent Calendar Day 14: A Menorcan Adventure by ylla
josbanks posts Patrick O'Brian Centenary BBC Radio 4 Bookclub Interview

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Meet the Real Acasta
austenblog_feed: Happy birthday Jane Austen

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts Query for other AoS fans

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: esteven: Wishing Everyone Joy
hmsacasta_feed: A Christmas Letter Home 1806
mandc_read: Reverse of the Medal

Rec of the Week:
Famous Inboxes: Jane Austen characters found online. Famous inboxes with an Austen theme: Careful what you write, for his good opinion once lost…


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Note from the Editor: May I wish esteven a very belated happy birthday!, and I hope that this year brings you all that you could desire!

Fanfic:
Juerga, Chapter 2 by alltoseek and alcyone; Aubreyad; M; Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin, Jack Aubrey/Sophie Williams; Peace has broken out. Captain Jack Aubrey and his swordmaster Stephen Maturin are residing in the English countryside, where they meet the ladies of neighbouring Mapes Court, including Miss Sophie Williams and her swordmistress Diana Villiers. A sequel to astolat's "Duende".
Away and Returned by justincase; Aubreyad; PG-18; Stephen had been put ashore on a secret mission; Captain Jack Aubrey, too worried to sleep, too hot to even try; paced his holy side of the quarter-deck, deep in thoughts of Stephen and his safety.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
Vid: hmsacasta_feed: The Battle of the Glorious First of June

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf: Did Napoleon get up your nose? No surprise!
hmsacasta_feed: The personal effects of S. Hollybrass, Able Seaman
hmsacata_feed: The Northern Campaign
redcoat_feed: Event: The Regimental Association Relaunch, or, The Mystery of the Ginger Moustache
hmsacasta_feed: Ship's carpenter, Jas. Apple
hmsacasta_feed: Meet Henry Eden
hmsacasta_feed: Acasta in the news
vanilla_elf: Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah!
dreamboatdreamer70: Happy birthday, Esteven

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter Ten of the Ionian Mission this weekend

Rec of the Week:
I may have linked to this before, in which case I apologise. It is still one of the best vids I've seen, though. High School Never Ends! by latin_cat; Aubreyad fanvid.

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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: Emerging from the depths of research to find that somehow Despatches is nearly back on track. :D How's your week-and-a-bit been?

Fanfic:
The Danger of PeaceAubreyad; R; Jack, Stephen, Diana; Stephen bends a promise and Diana puts him under the harrow for it and his very deep affection for Jack.

Son et Lumière:
chrsvg: A Beautiful Tale (recap of Episode 8 of War & Peace)
chrsvg: Leave of Absence & Madness (War and Peace recap and screencaps)
Picspam: sharpiefan: Campaign furniture belonging to Captain John Vickery
Picspam: sharpiefan:Saltash family portraits
Picspam: sharpiefanPaintings in the Saltash collection
Picspam: Fallbrooke House
sharpiefan: From the Guidebook to Fallbrooke House
Video: hmsacasta_feed: New Orleans: British Teaser

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Captain Edward Fellowes
hmsacasta_feed: Mr Midshipman Bushby
hmsacasta_feed: Captain James Wood
hmsacasta_feed: Know Your Nelson 8
hmsacasta_feed: Young Sea-Officer's Assistant

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Leaving Bermuda
sharpiefan: Emma Vickery's scrapbook
sharpiefan: More of Emma Vickery's Activities

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter Two of The Ionian Mission this weekend (Chapter one is still open for discussion also.)

Rec of the Week:
Recced by wayward_shadows. Breaking by latin_cat; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, Wellington; When Sharpe was broken down from corporal. For the prompt 'Parade'

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Note from the Editor: Belated entry this week, for which I beg your several pardons, and I hope you have had a good week?

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
oldcuddy_feed: To That Noble Fellow, Collingwood
hmsacasta_feed: Know your Nelson 5
hmsacasta_feed: Acasta's Captains

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts The Great Fire of London now with added Andrew Buchan
hmsacasta_feed: A letter smuggled home
hmsacasta_feed: From Acasta's new Sailing Master
hmsacasta_feed: A Note to the Captain
sharpiefan: Here's the Tender Coming

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter Ten of The Surgeon's Mate this weekend

Rec of the Week:
From the Despatches Archive: An Overdue Interview by latin_cat; Hornblower; PG; Hornblower/Barbara, Wellington, Richard Hornblower; 1815: After Waterloo, Hornblower is reunited with his family.

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Note from the Editor: I would like to wish a very special Happy Birthday to our own dear esteven who is responsible for keeping a good deal of the AoS fandom going, and especially with starting mandc_read. I would also like to remind you all that if you want a link to your ficcage to be included in Despatches, you need to include a title and rating as well as what fandom it is for.

Fanfic:
Phobos and Deimos by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Sophie/Jack; Sophie considers the realities of motherhood in Ashgrove Cottage
Artem Armatorium by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; : Stephen invites Jack to the Crown for dinner and some long-awaited privacy

Son et Lumière:
Video: Battle Stations: HMS Victory posted by hmsacasta_feed
Video: Myths of Nelson's Navy posted by hmsacasta_feed

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf posts Extraordinary 18th Century Sewing Box. Sew cute

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed posts A campsite
From hmsacasta_feed: Lt. Ramsey's Summer Project
josbanks posts Blast from the Past: Quizilla: Which Aubrey-Maturin bookverse character are you?
vanilla_elf posts Audiobook: Damien O'Hare narrates 'Facts of Fiction' by Norman Collins

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Three of The Mauritius Command this weekend.
feroxargentea posts All the Erudition in the World
esteven posts FFA to M&C Chapter 10 - Edited - Breaking News

Rec of the Week:
I try not to blow my own trumpet in this section and link to works by other people. Having said that, however, I would like to recommend one of my own works, which I linked to in the earliest issues of this newsletter. Sharpe's Marines by sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, OCs; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other? (This is a multi-part fic and each part contains a link to the next.)

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Note from the Editor: this edition starts with an embarrassed apology. It's Trafalgar Day in three days' time and I had intended to run a Trafalgar Day Fanworks Challenge this year, to celebrate. And guess what I haven't left enough time to do?! I'll remember next year, though. How has your week been?

Fanfic:
It Has Been Many Weary Months (A multi-media fanwork) by jessamygriffith; AU Sherlock fic set in 1812; 15 for implied slash; Sherlock/John (implied); In the summer of the year 1812 at the beginning of the war between England and America, a Lieutenant S. Holmes of His Majesty's Royal Navy, banished by his superiors to Upper Canada for insubordination, wrote a personal letter to his friend and companion Doctor St-J. H. Watson. He enclosed this letter in a package with several other objects intended to be sent to the Doctor via the next packet ship.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
dreamboatdreamer70 posts about Nautical Tattoos
esteven posts about Collingwood and the Irish Amazonian Corps

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts Websailing, a link to the website of HMS Acasta, a naval re-enactment group

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Two of Post Captain this weekend.

Rec of the Week: Jack's Sharpe Wit by alltoseek (alltoseek); G; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Richard Sharpe; For a prompt on perfect_duet's 2011 Aubreyad Kink Meme: Richard Sharpe repeats Harper's "violins are too fiddly for me" joke to Jack Aubrey (or within his hearing)

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Note from the Editor:
It's nearly the end of another week, which means it's Despatches time! \o/

Fanfic:
Sharpe's Marines part 9 by sharpiefan; Sharpe, PG; Sharpe, Chase, Llewellyn, various Marines; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?
Sharpe's Marines: Epilogue by sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, Bampfylde, Oxley; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?

From the perfect_duet Oakum Meme:
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: All books: First Person by zilah Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Alone on a Hill at Night or Night after Night, a filk by esteven Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: also, Alone on a Hill at Night by zilah Rating: NC-17
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: 007 or Physician –Naval Officer – Spy – Oh my! by esteven, Rating: PG
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: The Wedding of Jack and Sophie or Dearly Beloved by heather_mist Rating: PG for implied slash
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Dearly Beloved- An Alternative Ending by heather_mist Rating: PG – no slash but implied talk of a sexual nature
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Swimming with Seals or Of All the Islands in the World by feroxargentea Rating: R
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Last time it was 'Nip and Tuck' by feroxargentea Rating: PG
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: between supper and billiards or Tallis by esteven Rating: NC 17
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: Whose idea was it to race those goats? or Vive la difference! by heather_mist Rating: G
Aubrey/Maturin oakum meme: movie oakum: after Warley’s death and Jack and Stephen discussing duty or Stormy Night by esteven Rating: R – slash implied

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
latin_cat posts 'Voices from the Old Bailey': 18th Century Sexual Subcultures
vanilla_elf remins us that it's the 202nd anniversary of Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's death
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Employment and recruiting bounties
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts RM button link
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Training of Marines
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts Clothing and Necessaries
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts On duties at sea
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts On the Marines' service
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Letters of Lt George, Part 1
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts The Early Corps, cont'd
vanilla_elf posts A moderately fashionable king
vanilla_elf posts A fashionable mum!

Miscellany and meta:
From austenblog: Midweek Multimedia: Singing About Jane
astolat links us to the Crucible of Gold book trailer
ar posts Crucible of Gold day: One fic, two reactions

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: esteven posts Oakum Meme Revelations
where_away: sharpiefan posts about Jack and the Marines
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Ten of The Hundred Days this weekend.

Rec of the Week:
Upon a Midnight Clear by latin_cat; Hornblower; 18; Hornblower/Bush, Kennedy, Buckland; The officers of the Renown up on deck one snowy night.

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