Despatches

Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
justincase: The Real Sir Joseph
sharpiefan: The untold story of HMS Victory

Miscellany and meta:
austenblog: Photos from Love and Friendship shooting

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read: Letter of Marque Chapter Two - comments still welcome
alltoseek: Friendship comment!fics/Art fests

Rec of the Week:
CISMAS HMS Colossus wreck project

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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.)

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: Can you believe we're up to Issue 100? You guys are awesome! And this week, we have our very first podfic for the Aubreyad fandom!

Fanfic:
Queeney Pulls the Strings by heather_mist; Aubreyad; G; Lady Keith, nee Hester ‘Queeney’ Thrale, persuades her husband to give her old protégé Jack Aubrey his first command.
Scheming by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley/Richard Sharpe; Colonel Wellesley takes a stroll amongst the army's picketed horses the night Sharpe is set up for a flogging.
Gratitude by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; Gen; Arthur Wellesley, Richard Sharpe; Such an innocuous request – to borrow a telescope.
Assistance by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; Gen; At an awkward moment, assistance came from the least expected quarter.
Encounter in the Park by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley/Richard Sharpe; St James’s Park has something of a reputation. Two men enter its bounds for different reasons, but with a single purpose.
An Evening's Entertainment by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley, Richard Sharpe, Syud Sevajee; Wellesley learns more about Sharpe's character, as well as something of how the Ensign views him.
Mens Rea by josbanks; Aubreyad; G; Stephen, Babbington, Jack; Babbington seeks a private consultation with Dr. Maturin

Son et Lumière:
Vid: Promo vid for Show the Colours: Navy by sharpiefan
Fanvid: I'm Gonna Be by sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG13; Sharpe/Wellington
Podfic: On the Identification of Weeds by feroxargentea, read by snowdrop_song; Aubreyad; Gen

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Acasta and poictiers take the Highflyer
From ageofsail_feed: Lewrie and the Hogshead

Miscellany and meta:
From hmsacasta_feed: Wanted: Spirited Young Men for the Royal Navy
From hmsacasta_feedPost for the Captain
From hmsacasta_feed; More From the Mail Packet
From hmsacasta_feed: Doctor, Heal Thyself
sharpiefan has a list of good Age of Sail communities

Communities and challenges:
mandc_readChapter 12 of Post Captain this weekend
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts Questions to Find Answers To
sharpiefan is running a Picture Prompts Fic Challenge
casestory is running a multi-fandom challenge
spinoffstory is running a multi-fandom challenge

Rec of the Week:
The Broken Lock by unsentimentalf; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack, Stephen, OCs; Stephen is caught in flagrante delicto, and faces the most serious of consequences

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Note from the Editor:
Has it been a good week for all of you? Short issue this week -

Fanfic:
The Bet by mmejavert; Les Mis; R/NC-17; Enjolras/Grantaire; Grantaire loses a bet with Bahorel and humiliates himself in front of all his friends, although Enjolras more than makes up for it later.
Girded for Battle by followingyourbliss, rec'd by mswyrr; Garrow's Law; NC-17; William Garrow/Sarah Hill; Missing scene from Episode 3x04 - Will is ready to charge off with the Trinidad Treasury evidence. Sarah stops him for some very important business.
A Place for the Cactus by eglantine_br; Aubreyad; Gen; Pullings/OFC; The Wedding Night of Tom Pullings (between PC and HMSS)

Son et Lumière:
mswyrr posts a manip for Girded for Battle by followingyourbliss

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf posts The Double Captain Manley, with additional Pegleg

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Four of Blue at the Mizzen this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Recced by bakerloo: Descend, and touch, and Enter by innie; To The Ends of the Earth; Edmund Talbot, Charles Summers, Marion Chumley; For oxoniensis, whose request was: Charles Summers/Edmund Talbot – I'd love to see an AU of the ending (on the boat – being vague, in case anyone is thinking of reading the books/watching the mini-series), so Charles and Edmund get to be friends or more once they're settled in Australia.

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:
It's a nice day today - here's hoping this isn't all we see of summer. I hope you've all had a good week!

Fanfic:
Lakeside by wayward_shadows, OCs, K+ (13 and upwards), Jenny and Newbury meet again, post-war, Show the Colours
On Picquet by wayward_shadows, OCs, K+ (13 and upwards), two Riflemen alleviate their boredom while on picquet duty. Show the Colours
Fiddler's Green by latin_cat, Jack/Stephen, Jack/Sophie, Heneage Dundas, Killick, 12, Aubreyad

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf informs us about the Record Office lecture on Collingwood given by Dr Tony Barrow
vanilla_elf posts about the fashionable sailor of 1785

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts a list of period fabric and pattern suppliers
sharpiefan posts a list of useful AoS websites
vanilla_elf posts about POTC4: The Lieutenant Dances
esteven informs us about a BBC Radio 4 Extra - HMS Surprise
From Austenblog: Your Sunday Austen Meditation

Communities and challenges:

Rec of the Week:
Astrodene's Historical Naval Fiction A valuable reference for anyone who wants to know how the various AoS canons tie in together.

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! And if you have a particular favourite story, artwork or website you'd like to recommend to others, please let me know!