Despatches

Note from the Editor: Just a very quick reminder to include some sort of rating for your fic if you want me to link to it from Despatches! I hope you've all had a great week!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
olivermoss: Upcoming Historical Series
hmsacasta_feed: Master & Commander Deleted Scenes

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Google Maps for London, c. 1746
hmsacasta_feed reviews Men of War: Life in Nelson's Navy
hmsacasta_feed: March 1813 Captures

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: The Art and Science of Knotwork: A Primer
ohveda: Prompts Requested: JohnSquared

Communities and challenges:

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Note from the Editor: I note with interest this week that HMS Acasta is (are?) attempting to drum up supporters to get involved in a letter campaign to request a sequel for Master & Commander.

Fanfic:
Cracked by justincase; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack Aubrey; An AU of what happened to Jack’s pigtail that broke off during his icy time aloft.

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Nautical images for Inspiration

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
From hmsacasta_feed: Master & Commander 2
perfect_duet: esteven posts November 14th 2003
mandc_watch will be hosting A Watch this Saturday

Rec of the Week:
Fanvid week! Belfast Hornpipe from sharpiefan. A fun vid show-casing all the best bits of the Age of Sail.

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Note from the Editor:
Reminder: if you want your fanfic to be linked here, please include a rating before any cuts, so that I can include one with the link. Also, I have chosen to stop including links to the Acasta blog in Despatches, although I can reinstate those links should the newsletter's readers wish me to do so.

Fanfic:
To The Last Syllable by alltoseek; Aubreyad; Gen; Stephen Maturin, Diana Villiers, Mrs Williams, Colonel and Mrs Cholmondeley, Mrs Morris; The full story of the incident at the bridge in Maiden Oscott.
A letter from Diana by justincase; Aubreyad; PG-13; A missing scene from Fortune of War. Diana has written to Sophie about Jack and Stephen being prisoners, injured, and in hospital.
A Man's Worth by barefoot_bard; Original; K+ (13 years old and up); Original characters; A Marine and his comrades face battle at sea. October, 1805

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan links to Photos of veterans of the Grande Armee in 1858
latin_cat links to The Gibraltar Chronicle, 1805
sharpiefan posts about Trafalgar Day

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
sharpiefan is trying to gauge interest in a Watch of Master & Commander
mandc_read is reading The Far Side of the World, Chapter Nine this weekend

Rec of the Week:
I should like to recommend the HMS Acasta blog, which I haven't linked to for a little while now. As you no doubt recall, there are some extremely interesting items on a regular basis. It can be found at http://www.hmsacasta.com/ and you can subscribe to the RSS feed here on DW at hmsacasta_feed.

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Note from the Editor: HMS Acasta is running its Press Gang Week this week, so expect a lot of different items to do with aspects of the press gang.

Fanfic:
The Lucky Hand by binz and sidhebeingbrandHornblower; NC-17; Horatio Hornblower/Edward Pellew, implied Horatio Hornblower/William Bush, implied Edward Pellew/Susan Pellew,; During the Peace of Amiens, a chance meeting between Pellew and his favourite old lieutenant gets a little… intense.

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Horrible Histories: Join the Royal Navy
From hmsacasta_feed: The Doctor and the Press-Gang
From hmsacasta_feed: A bug-a-Boo to Frighten John Bull
From hmsacasta_feed: Here's the Tender Coming
From hmsacasta_feed: Wanted: Spirited Young Men
From hmsacasta_feed: The Press Gang: Music Video

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: The Press Gang: Naval Recruitment
From hmsacasta_feed: How Do I Avoid the Press-Gang?

Miscellany and meta:
From austenblog: Jane Austen's ring campaign now accepting online donations

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Desolation Island, Chapter Six this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Blue Devils by Diane_C; M&C; G; Jack, Stephen, Killick; Stephen and Killick care for Jack, who is injured and blue after an action.

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Note from the Editor: Hello again, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Fanfic:
Cura te Ipsum by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen returns to Surprise, hoping to overcome his pathological grief.
A Reason to be Happy by corrielle; POTC: CotBP; PG; Elizabeth; Groves; Elizabeth is sad at her father's Christmas ball. Theo has rum.
Advent Calendar Day 21: Mr Hollom's Christmas by eglantine_br; Master & Commander; Hollom, Warley; The water stung his eyes. He could not blink enough to make it stop, he had to keep them open, he must keep going up, up and up.
Advent Calendar Day 23: The Long Years by takadainmate; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack, Stephen; In the long years of their retirement, Jack finds that Stephen has been keeping secrets.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Per Mare Per Terram by sharpiefan
Fanvid: Advent Calendar Day 24 - Christmas Eve part 1: High School Never Ends by latin_cat
Vid: Adventure at Sea, part 4 by amaraal; Aubreyad; G; Jack, Stephen
Vid: As it Was in Nelson's Day linked by sharpiefan; Royal Marines of 1805 relieving Royal Marines of 1930

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: A Christmas Eve Signal in 1812
From hmsacasta_feed: Acasta and Poictiers take the Herald
From hmsacasta_feed: Boxing Day at Sea


Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts Freebie: Download "The Radiant Boy" - Merry Christmas!
vanilla_elf posts Join the Collingwood Society - your Admiral needs you!
From oldcuddy_feed: What Better Time to Join the Collingwood Society than Christmas?
sharpiefan posts Thoughts on POTC: CotBP

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: esteven posts Merry Christmas to everyone at perfect_duet
perfect_duet: The Admiralty Waiting Room (Contains spoilers

Rec of the Week:
Run Aground by idler_1814; A multi-part Hornblower fic; Gen/PG.

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Note from the Editor: It's been a good week here, if a little quiet - though the fandom's been busy. :D How's it been for you?

Fanfic:
Deep Play by josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Stephen; Stephen muses about Jack in his journal and recovers his health on the Surprise
Article XXIX by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; Stephen attempts a Socratic dialectic with Jack on the topic of sodomy.
Never Mind Manoeuvres by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack takes Nelson's advice to heart
The True World by alltoseek; Master and Commander; PG-13; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin; Snakes are Jack's worst nightmare.
Three Rescues and Two Tall Tales by sid; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen; A little tentacle monster story for spook_me's Halloween Ficathon.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Here's the Tender Coming by sharpiefan
Fanart: Diana Villiers and Sophie Williams: Two illustrations for the M&D Read by dreamboatdreamer70

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf posts And there it went, Old Cuddy's diary
sharpiefan posts Links with the Age of Sail (places to visit)

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf lets us know that Hurricane Sandy sank the tall ship HMS Bounty
sharpiefan posts A puzzling pastime online

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Four of Post Captain this weekend
sharpiefan reminds us of the Age of Sail Communities on Dreamwidth
sharpiefan reminds us that Frieday the 2nd November is the prompts deadline for the Minor Characters Fic Challenge

Rec of the Week: Apologies if I've linked to this before but I do like this vid! Not Dead Yet by archigirl; Hornblower.

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Note from the Editor: Hope everyone's had a good week this week. I'm pleased to say we've got quite a long issue this week. Also, if you have a particular fic (or any other fanwork) you would like to recommend to a wider audience, please link to it in a comment and I'll link it in a future issue!

Fanfic:
Thing Without a Name by alley_skywalker; War and Peace; PG; Nikolai/Theodore and Nikolai/Sonya
Unitled fic, Part One by mmejavert; NC-17; Enjolras, Bossuet, Grantaire, Prouvaire; Grantaire came to slowly, a soreness plaguing his body as he rolled over. He was on some cold, stone floor and he realized belatedly that he was naked. With a groan, he pulled himself to a sitting position. A jail cell. It wasn't the first time he'd been imprisoned, but he did wonder where his clothing was.
Your Friend by mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Joly/Bossuet; The date had been going so well, until Bossuet fell down a flight of stairs, cracked his skull, and had to be rushed to a doctor.
The Beast Wore Bearskin by mithen; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack/Stephen; After escaping from France disguised as a bear, Jack Aubrey finds himself in a Spanish castle owned, improbably, by his ship's doctor.

Son et Lumière:
dreamboatdreamer70 post Aubreyad fanart; NC-17; Jack/Stephen

Of historical interest:
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Letters From War, Part 3
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Marines and Mutiny

Miscellany and meta:
From redcoatbob: Normal Service is Resumed
From garrows_law: Harry Potter on the Garrow's Law set!

Communities and challenges:
sharpiefan asks Is anyone interested in a read-through of the Sharpe series?
esteven posts Join a Voyage as Epic as the odyssey and the Iliad Rolled Into One

Rec of the Week:
Waiting by barefoot_bard; Master & Commander; K (suitable for all ages); The Surprises; Surprise's crew just before the action aboard Acheron.

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Note from the Editor: Oops. Got distracted yesterday packing, hence no Despatches. This is coming to you chez le_russe_satan. Hope you've all had a good week! Again, this is a short edition. Please keep your AoS posts coming!

Fanfic:
Sharpe's Marines, Interlude: Joking Apart by sharpiefan; Sharpe; U; Sharpe, original characters; What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan posts Why the War of 1812 Still Mattera
le_russe_satan posts The British Cabinet of the Peninsular War Period
From redcoatbob: So You've Never Seen a Weevil

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Three of 21 this weekend

Rec of the Week:
On The Identification of Weeds by feroxargentea; Stephen Maturin, the Aubrey family; G; Takes place after The Mauritius Command, but supposing that that campaign went rather differently.

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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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Note from the Editor:
Sorry I'm a couple of days late with this update. Hope you've had a good week! And if anyone notices that one of the links doesn't work (as I've just done!) please let me know - I have a new laptop and I'm still getting used the fact that CTRL and Fn have swapped positions compared to my old one (so I end up typing 'v' instead of an actual URL).

Fanfic:
Dogwatches Chapter 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 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.
Of All the Islands in the World by feroxargentea; Master and Commander; Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin; Desert Island fic. Because sometimes it just has to be done.
Nothing to do with Love by mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Grantaire/Combeferre; Combeferre happens upon a drunk Grantaire waiting outside Enjolras' door. He doesn't like this very much, so he takes him to his own apartment to recuperate. They have hatesex instead.
For King and Country by feroxargentea; Master and Commander; G; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin; Bad news reaches the Surprise
Someone Else Tonight by mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Grantaire/Prouvaire, implied Prouvaire/Bahorel; Jehan is VERY drunk and hits on Grantaire -- who Jehan thinks is Bahorel, with whom he's been carrying on an on/off affair. Grantaire tries to shake him off, but Jehan is persistent, so Grantaire takes him home and they have sex.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Ship of Fools by cienna
Fanvid: Regarding the Moonlight in Eastbourne by heuradys
Icons: Aubreyad fanart icons here by alltoseek
astolat posts Awesomeness

Of historical interest:
wayward_shadows posts Assorted Navy goodies

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts The long arm of the fandom
sharpiefan posts the Sharpe page on TV Tropes
vanilla_elf informs us of "The curse of the Buxom Strumpet" - The period comedy with a bit more bite
vanilla_elf informs us that Emma Collingwood is now on DW

Communities and challenges:
esteven reminds us that mandc_read will be reading Chapter Five of the Hundred Days this weekend
where_away: esteven posts Quotes we find instantly
where_away: esteven posts Stephen dancing
where_away: esteven posts Wanting in penetration
where_away: esteven posts throwing a towel over his nakedness
where_away: esteven posts A flowered silk dressing gown
where_away: feroxargentea posts "Frankly, sir..."
where_away: heather_mist posts "An uncommon genteel figgar
where_away: esteven posts Elsinore, eider ducks, goths and Hamlet's mother who is nearly a strumpet
where_away: heather_mist posts the infamous brown knitted garment
where_away: heather_mist posts Stephen sans breeches
where_away: esteven posts spreading himself comfortably along the locker
where_away: esteven posts he now had a companion, and audible companion
where_away: esteven posts Stephen said "Have you ever contemplated upon sex, my dear?"
where_away: esteven posts Jack, the albatross
where_away: esteven posts Buttercup yellow hair
perfect_duet; esteven posts The Oakum Meme
perfect_duet: esteven posts The Oakum Meme II

Rec of the Week:
Coming Home by Close_Hauled; Hornblower; NC-17; Hornblower/Kennedy, Kitty Cobham; Fic begins at the end of "Retribution." AU - live Kennedy 'verse.

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