Despatches

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.)

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.

Note from the Editor: My laptop cable decided the connector was not going to stay connected to it, so I've had to switch to my netbook which means i'm typing on a far smaller keyboard to the one i'm used to. I apologise for any typos this may produce - I will try to keep them to a minimum.

Fanfic:
Stephen's Wonderful Life by heather_mist; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen, Inspired by the beautiful Frank Capra movie It's a Wonderful Life ... I hope you enjoy it.
In the Bleak Midwinter by esteven; Aubreyad; Gen; Jack, Stephen, James G and Thomas C; Stephen meets a fellow surgeon and misses Jack
For the Good of Your Elf by heather_mist; Aubreyad; R; Stephen, Jack, Killick, The following offering is a follow–up to a little fic I wrote for the Perfect Duet Kinkmeme in September, inspired by a prompt for Jack in a fuzzy pastel Easter Bunny suit, complete with ears and fuzzy tail
Les Fenêtres de l'Âme by latin_cat; Aubreyad/Sharpe crossover; PG; Stephen, Ducos, Colquhoun Grant (HC); Whilst visiting Paris in order to give his address to the Institute, Stephen comes under suspicion of spying from all sides.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Letter Six 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 sixth extant letter, to The Hon Miss Emma Vickery, Fallbrooke House, nr Winchester. Errata: This letter was left out when I posted the rest of the collection.

Son et Lumière:
Nascita di Aubrey-(Balena)-Sirena by sospan_fach posted to perfect_duet
Fanvid: Silent Longing:: The Great Naval Romance by zilah1; Master & Commander; PG-13; Jack/Stephen; Little romantic story with our dear boys.
Art post - steampunk-girl Part One reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl Part Two reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Three rposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Four reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Five reposted by gillianinoz
zilah1 wishes Master & Commander A Happy Anniversary
From garrowslaw_feed: A Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek

Of historical interest:
patches_the_shipcat posts From Russia With...Cold: an excerpt from the memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne
patches_the_shipcat posts On the French Side: an excerpt from the memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne
From janeaustenblog_feed: Crafting with Lucy Steele
From janeaustenblog_feed: Fan art might not be fan art but it's hard to tell
oursin posts Addison, Pope, Johnson, and a plethora of other C18th Century poets: so not to the manor born
patches_the_shipcat posts Of horses, of Napoleon and of other things

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf reviews Series 3 Episode 3 of Garrow's Law: Dark Forest of the Soul
From garrowslaw_feed: Episode 4 inspirations now online
From garrowslaw_feed: Inspirations for Episode 3; Series 3
esteven posts Edinburgh, anyone? about a special viewing of Master & Commander on December the 18th, during the Cochrane Festival
vanilla_elf posts Garrow's Law Episode Two, Series three: Luddites and Liars

Communities and challenges:
showthecolours: sharpiefan posts the Kink Meme Masterlist
latin_cat posts the perfect_duet advent calendar running order
perfect_duet: esteven wishes Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 'Happy Birthday'

Rec of the Week:
I Love the Aurbreyad: Boom de Yada! fanvid originally posted by sospan_fach

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.

Oops. Sorry this is late!!

Fanfic:
Some Day by barefoot_bard (K+ - 13 and up) A wife awaits the return of her sailor. Plymouth, July 1802. OCs
Gold of Pleasure, Part 1 by elb (PG, Gen), Stephen arrives in Catalonia and meets his grandparents. M&C
Like Ghosts by barefoot_bard, (K+ - 13 and up) A pair of soldiers struggle to find their way without a regiment to support them. Bolitho
Vices and Virtues by vanilla_elf (PG-13)Anamaria is waiting for her case to be called in court. If it was up to her, she'd wait alone, but Lieutenant Gillette is very difficult to get rid of. POTC

Son et Lumière:
vanilla_elf posts a pic of Damian O'Hare in POTC IV
The Tigers of Mysore by latin_cat
nid_dabeille posts pictures of her miniature Artic explorers' hut

Of historical interest:
Tilney Rules and Darcy Drools on austenblog
patches_the_shipcat posts excerpts from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
The JASNA AGM report: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin on austenblog
cesy posts some news about Jane Austen

Miscellany and meta:
black_hound posts about knitting a period brimmed hat

Communities and challenges:
aninfamousarmy is a new community for those interested in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars
aninfamousarmy has posted a challenge prompts table
vanilla_elf posts about a competition to win Damian O'Hare's autograph
vanilla_elf posts links and interviews about Garrow's Law

Rec of the Week:
In Flanders' Fields by latin_cat (Link goes to her fic journal on LJ) (PG) He was certain this was not how things were meant to be done. Sharpe

Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know. And please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all!

Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe, B = Bolitho. Others will be added as required.

Fanfic
Satellites by stealthboat (PG) (M&C) Jack/Stephen
Buoyancy by stealthboat (R) Jack teaches Will what it means to be a pirate. (POTC) Jack/Will
Surprise by stealthboat (G) (M&C) Jack, Stephen
Gale Force by idler_1814 (G) (HH) Bush, Hornblower
Steam and Sterling by idler_1814 (G) (HH) Hornblower
Veritas by idler_1814 (G)(HH) Another look at an incident from Commodore Hornblower; book!canon Bush
Divided We Fall, United We Stand, Part 9 by sharpiefan (PG) (HH) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
Divided We Fall, United We Stand, Part 10 by sharpiefan (PG) (HH) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
South Sea Christmas by sharpiefan (G) (M&C) Christmas in HMS Surprise on the far side of the world. Jack, Stephen, Surprises

Son et Lumière
vanilla_elf informs us that the Garrow's Law Series 2 DVD is available to pre-order

Of historical interest
sharpiefan reminds us that is was Trafalgar Day on Thursday
vanilla_elf posts about a 13-year-old veteran of Trafalgar
patches_the_shipcat posts about life at sea in quotes from Young Nelsons
patches_the_shipcat posts more about life at sea in quotes from Young Nelsons
patches_the_shipcat posts even more about life at sea in quotes from Young Nelsons
patches_the_shipcat posts about the life of a governess

Miscellany and meta
vanilla_elf tells us That Radiant Boy has now gone into print
vanilla_elf links to an article about cleaning up London for the making of Garrow's Law Series 2

Communities and challenges
blackpearlsails' weekly drabble challenge theme is fault

Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know. And please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all!

Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe. Others will be added as required