Despatches

Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Icons: meganbmoore: 90s Austen Icons (Emma, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility)
dreamboatdreamer70: Some silly, funny videos for you to enjoy

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf: Moving my POTC/RNotC Fanfic to AO3, part 1
vanilla_elf: Captain Bligh's Revenge

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter Eight of the Thirteen-Gun Salute this weekend

Rec of the Week:
I would like to recommend that people take a peek at the_comfortable_courtesan, a rather wonderful journal by oursin which purports to be a journal kept by a courtesan in the early nineteenth century. It is highly amusing and beautifully written and observed, as well as (so far!) being updated every day.

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Note from the Editor: Sunny days are here again! And I'm 'on holiday' (read: house- and cat- sitting for a friend for a couple of weeks).

Fanfic:
Toulon 1815 by esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; G; Guillaume Christy-Pallière, Javert (Les Misérables), Jack Aubrey (hinted), Jean Valjean (hinted), Stephen Maturin (hinted)The military commander at Toulon harbour sees a stranger and is reminded of a friend
Montreuil 1823 by esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; PG13; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Inspector Javert, Madeleine; Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin stay in Montreuil on their way to the Opéra in Paris; and they meet an old shipmate.
Paris 1832 by esteven; Aubreyad/Les Miserables crossover; PG13; Inspector Javert, Jack Aubrey; Someone keeps Javert from falling into the Seine, and he is not Valjean

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Images from the Jane Austen Festival
From hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: A Duel
From hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: Cricket
From hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: Bridal Shower
From hmsacasta_feed: Acastas Ashore: A Duel 2
dreamboatdreamer70 links to Sketch dump by ufficiosulretro aka Captain's Violin on Tumblr

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Desolation Island - Chapter Two this weekend

Rec of the Week: Bit of POTC fic this week! Missed the Most by vanilla_elf; POTC; G; James Norrington, his mother, the House of Lancaster (of sorts); James Norrington, what are you doing there?

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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: 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; Emma Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The first extant letter
The Dimming of the Sky 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 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...

Son et Lumière:
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))

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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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Note from the Editor:
Another first! For those of you who follow the Aubreyad part of the AoS fandom, esteven will be a very familiar name, as a cheerleader and someone who engages in the liveliest of debates. She has posted fic for us - and not just one, but two. I am honoured to be able to link to her first fics - or what I believe to be her first posted fics, anyway. May there be many more.

Fanfic:
Chaconne by esteven; Aubreyd; Jack, Queenie, Aunt and Uncle Fisher, London Bach, G, Jack and Queenie visit Aunt and Uncle Fisher
No Chaconne by esteven, Aubreyad, Jack’s Aunt and Uncle Fisher, G, Aunt and Uncle Fisher talk about their nephew
Two in the Bush by latin_cat, Hornblower; Hornblower/Bush/Kennedy, 18, On the Renown, after Sawyer's fall. Whilst Horatio's joke fails to be at all amusing, it gives Archie an idea.
Felis Felicitas by latin_cat, Sharpe; Sharpe/Wellington, Hogan; 12, Hogan is very surprised to find a tabby cat in Sir Arthur’s bed one morning.
Fiddler's Green by latin_cat; Aubreyad; Jack/Stephen, Jack/Sophie, Heneage Dundas, Killick; 12; “Which goes first?” #2: Stephen dies before Jack.

Son et Lumière:
nid_dabeille posts Polar hut and Aubrey-Maturin miniatures pics

Of historical interest:
_black_hound posts about a Colonial Plantation event

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts On Stranger Tides Countdown Discussion: Day 1

Rec of the Week:
That Is All India by Sue Law. Sharpe; Sharpe, Colonel Wade, OC; PG; Sharpe is settling down as the Quartermaster of the 95th's second battalion. He still finds the new regiment strange in its ways, but the strangeness is attractive. He is starting to feel wanted, and a part of the regiment. He is also finding that the regiment is intent on training him, something he hadn't really counted on.

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Note from the Editor: Lots of fics this week, partly due to the Show the Colours kink meme reveal. Hope you find something you like!

Fanfic:
Some Other Fool Across the Ocean Years Ago trilogy by aris_tgd, Norrington/Sparrow (18+) James Norrington has everything he needs--a job at an independent IT firm, a couple roommates who pay rent on time, and a recurring dream about a pirate who is enough adventure for anyone to handle. Of course it can't stay that simple forever. POTC
Sharpe's Marines Part 1 by sharpiefan, Sharpe, OCs (PG) What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other? Sharpe
Sharpe's Marines Part 2 by sharpiefan, Sharpe, OCs (PG) What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other? Sharpe
Sharpe's Marines Part 3 by sharpiefan, Sharpe, OCs (PG) What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other? Sharpe
Sharpe's Marines Part 4 by sharpiefan, Sharpe, OCs (PG) What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other? Sharpe
Stray by des_pudels_kern, Wellesley (PG) For latin_cat, who asked for Wellington, Sharpe and a lost puppy; Sharpe
A Change of Duties by sharpiefan, Button, Leat (U) Written for the Show the Colours kink meme
Unexpected Comfort by sharpiefan, Button, Leat (U) Written for the Show the Colours kink meme, continuing the story begun in A Change of Duties; Show the Colours
Misplaced Part I by latin_cat, Wellington/Sharpe (15) Class Swap AU: Sir Richard Sharpe is C-in-C of the Peninsula Forces, and Arthur Wesley an officer up from the ranks. Sharpe
Misplaced Part II by latin_cat, Wellington/Sharpe (15) Class Swap AU: Sir Richard Sharpe is C-in-C of the Peninsula Forces, and Arthur Wesley an officer up from the ranks. Sharpe
Misplaced Part III by latin_cat, Wellington/Sharpe (15) Class Swap AU: Sir Richard Sharpe is C-in-C of the Peninsula Forces, and Arthur Wesley an officer up from the ranks. Sharpe
Misplaced Part IV i by latin_cat, Wellington/Sharpe, (15) Class Swap AU: Sir Richard Sharpe is C-in-C of the Peninsula Forces, and Arthur Wesley an officer up from the ranks. Sharpe
Pressed Boy by sharpiefan, Leat, Button, Chase, OCs, (U) Written for the Show the Colours kink meme Show the Colours
Wives and Sweethearts by feroxargentea, Jack/Stephen, Sophie/Diana, (PG) Sophie and Stephen chat. A little tag in astolat's World Turned Upside Down-verse set about half a dozen years after the end of Moon Under Water Aubreyad
Trenches by wayward_shadows (G) StC AU; the Chosen men in France, 1915. Show the Colours, Sharpe
Patrolling by wayward_shadows Cotton, Newbury (G) StC AU; Cotton and Company in Afghanistan. Show the Colours

Son et Lumière:
latin_cat links to a behind-the-scenes vid filmed during the filming of Sharpe's Company
vanilla_elf links to a new trailer for POTC 4: On Stranger Tides
feroxargentea links to a podfic of Moon Under Water read by luzula

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan reports on the World Heritage Site status for Chatham Historic Dockyard

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts an AoS interest poll
sharpiefan links to the Sharpe Compendium

Communities and challenges:
showthecolours posts a list of unfilled kink meme prompts
showthecolours posts a kink meme reveal post

Rec of the Week:
Master and Commander Part 1, Master and Commander Part 2 (1/2), Master and Commander Part 2 (2/2) all by swiss_kun The story of the Patrick O'Brian book Master and Commander in Swiss figures! Yay!

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Note from the Editor:
Lots of Austen stuff this week - hope you enjoy it. (And judging by the preview, I haven't screwed up the HTML this week. Wonders will never cease! :D )

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf posts an 18th Century Lonely Hearts ad - of sorts

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf informs us that Radiant Boy and Lt Blackwood (Deceased) are both available on Amazon again
From Austenblog: Our money is on the lady in the cap
From Austenblog: Vote for a new writer in the Jane Austen Made Me Do It short story competition
From Austenblog: Persuasions Online, Vol 31 No 1 available for your reading pleasure
vanilla_elf tells us that Norrington's Scruffington outfit is on display
From Austenblog: Jane Austen video game Matches and Matrimony is now available
From Austenblog: Pride and Prejudice is most essential
From Austenblog: Tour Austen Country
From Austenblog: In which the Editrix engage in further shameless self-promotion
From Austenblog: Getting local with Jane, catching up edition
nid_dabeille posts enamel, rust, books, bonnets, bullets etc

Communities and challenges:
rambling_soldier is a new Sharpe community

Rec of the Week:
Surprise by cruisedirector Jack, Stephen (Gen) Stephen wakes, recovering from the gunshot, in his tent on the island. Master and Commander

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Note from the Editor:
We're a day early this fortnight, with the possibility of going back to a weekly issue. Hope you've had a good fortnight!

Fanfic:
Something To Look Forward To by jedimaster (PG-13) Norrington, OFC; Still musing about his disastrous engagement, James Norrington meets a young woman who gives him some friendly advice. POTC
Dice by barefoot_bard (K+ Suitable for ages 13 and up) Original Characters; A British prisoner gambles with the enemy. February 1778. Original fic
In Confidence by latin_cat (PG) Bolitho, Leat, Fletcher, Slater; The captain is a vampire StC
Pickpocket by latin_cat (PG) Sharpe/Wellington; Sharpe asks a question he’s been meaning to for years. Sharpe
Rabbit, Run (PG) Sharpe, Harper, Chosen Men; Third in the "Werebunny" series. Sharpe's condition causes problems. Silliness. Sharpe
Card Tricks by latin_cat (PG) Stephen, Sharpe; When cunning meets dishonesty... they play cards. Sharpe, Aubreyad
Stockings by latin_cat (PG) Jack/Stephen; Jack’s ongoing criticism of Stephen underclothes continues. A harmless piece of fluff. Aubreyad
Understanding by latin_cat (PG) Sharpe/Wellington, Wellington makes an accidental and unwelcome discovery. Sharpe
The Welly in his Natural Habitat by sharpiefan (PG) Sharpe, Wellington; Snippets of harmless fluff Sharpe

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
From Austenblog: Jane Austen Festival in Pittsburgh, March 12
From Austenblog: Getting Local With Jane Austen: Dig Out Edition
From Austenblog: Jane Austen is Never Done
From Austenblog: Janeite Times #3
From Austenblog: In Which the Editrix Engages in Shameless Promotion
sharpiefan posts Brown Bess by Rudyard Kipling

Miscellany and meta:
From Austenblog: From Prada to Nada opens today
beatrice_otter has posted about Temeraire-verse dragon names
sharpiefan posts about the possibility of attending the POB weekend in Portsmouth

Communities and challenges:
showthecolours is hosting a Kink Meme
From Austenblog: It's not too late to enter the Jane Austen Made Me Do It short story competition

Rec of the Week:
Youtube vid: I Love the Aubreyad (Boom De Ya Da) by sospan_fach

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Note from the Editor
This is the first issue of Despatches in this new year of 2011, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that you all have a very good year this year, and I do hope that you will keep on writing - and drawing, vidding and making icons.

It is with great sadness that I heard of the death of the actor Pete Postlethwaite this week. As many of you know, he played Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in Sharpe. May you rest in peace, Mr Postlethwaite.

Fanfic:
Lieutenant Bennet's Visit by beatrice_otter. (PG) Elizabeth’s reality is far different from her sisters’. Elizabeth Bennet. Pride and Prejudice/Temeraire crossover.
Thin Ice 4/9 by vanilla_elf. (PG-13 to very mild R) Garrow asks Norrington to give a testimony of character for a sailor on trial at the Old Bailey. Norrington/Gillette, Garrow/Sarah, Jones/Jasker, Mr. Southouse, Mr. Silvester, Sir Arthur Hill, Mary, Mr. Farmer, Judge Buller and many more. This chapter with a Jack Aubrey cameo. Garrow's Law, POTC
Sharpe's Marines, Part 3: View Halloo! by sharpiefan (PG) “What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?” Sharpe, Llewellyn, Chase, OCs Sharpe
Coincidences, Part 4 by latin_cat (PG) 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. Eight, Charley Pollard, Bolitho, Deveral, Bush, OCs StC/Old Who crossover
The Night Before Chirstmas by latin_cat (PG) A traditional Festive Favourite, retold by Dr. S. E. Maturin. Stephen/Jack, Killick, Bonden, Davis Aubreyad

Of historical interest:
From Austenblog: Celebrating 200 years of Sense and Sensibility
sharpiefan posts about the division of prize money in Nelson's Navy
vanilla_elf posts the snuffbox, the French Admiral and the Lieutenant's Wife

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf lets us know that Pete Postlethwaite has died
vanilla_elf tells us that The Radiant Boy is now available from Amazon
vanilla_elfhas spotted a historical blooper in POTC 4
From Austenblog: The Janeite Times #2
From Austenblog: Monday Ebooks: Shiny Edition
sharpiefan posts about AoS books and Literature on the Age of Napoleon
From Austenblog: Happy Holidays
From Austenblog: Wearing her Janeite Heart on her Sleeve
From Austenblog: Christmas, Austen-style, Day 2

Communities and challenges:
lieutenant_bennet is a new community for Jane Austen/Temeraire crossovers

Rec of the Week:
A Different Magic by latin_cat (U) Strange finds a different magic at work in the Peninsula. Wellington, Strange, Whyte Jonathan Norrell & Mr Norrell

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Please comment and let us know. And please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all!