sharpiefan: Line of Age of Sail Marines on parade (Sailors)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
Note from the Editor: Hope everyone has had a good two weeks (or so). Sorry for the delay - and those who are reading through The Letter of Marque at [community profile] mandc_read can still comment on previous chapters.

Fanfic:
From the Vickery Family Papers Vol II, Letter 3 by [personal profile] sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; John Vickery; Written the day after the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

Son et Lumière:
[personal profile] vanilla_elf: Banished and Poldark have started
Screencaps: Poldark, Series 1, Episode 1 caps by [personal profile] vanilla_elf
Screencaps: Poldark Episode 1 by [personal profile] chrsvg
[wordpress.com profile] austenblog: BBC Mansfield Park dramatisation available on CD and at Audible

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
[personal profile] sharpiefan: Thinky stuff about Marines and new period dramas
[personal profile] sharpiefan is asking for Help

Communities and challenges:
[personal profile] sharpiefan has issued an informal Fandom crossover challenge
[community profile] mandc_read is reading The letter of Marque, Chapter Five this weekend (previous chapters can still be commented upon)
[personal profile] esteven: [community profile] perfect_duet: Celebrating Sid

Rec of the Week: Rock and Tempest, Fire and Foe by [profile] idler1814/[archiveofourown.org profile] idler; Hornblower; G; William Bush; Morning, October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar. Aboard Temeraire, William Bush and his men can only wait as they inch toward the Combined Fleet.


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sharpiefan: Gaspard Ulliel as an officer of the 60th Rifles (Vickery)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
Note from the Editor: It's been a long week and a busy one for Yours Truly. I hope that your week's been a good one!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
[personal profile] chrsvg: Poldark recap: Part 1
[personal profile] chrsvg: Middlemarch screencaps
[personal profile] chrsvg: War and Peace recap: Episodes 11 & 12
[personal profile] sharpiefan: Want.

Of historical interest:
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: USS Constitution: her blog
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Captain Philip Beaver
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: The awarding of medals
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Charles Cotesworth, Volunteer First Class

Miscellany and meta:
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Whatever shall I write?
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Addressing your letter
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Wax sealing your letter

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] mandc_read are reading The Ionian Mission, Chapter 4 this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Tawny by [personal profile] anteros; Hornblower; R; Hornblower/Kennedy; The first thing he became aware of was the pounding in his head. His throat was parched and his mouth filled with ashes.

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.
sharpiefan: Line of Age of Sail Marines on parade (Marines on parade)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
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:
[personal profile] chrsvg: A Beautiful Tale (recap of Episode 8 of War & Peace)
[personal profile] chrsvg: Leave of Absence & Madness (War and Peace recap and screencaps)
Picspam: [personal profile] sharpiefan: Campaign furniture belonging to Captain John Vickery
Picspam: [personal profile] sharpiefan:Saltash family portraits
Picspam: [personal profile] sharpiefanPaintings in the Saltash collection
Picspam: Fallbrooke House
[personal profile] sharpiefan: From the Guidebook to Fallbrooke House
Video: [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: New Orleans: British Teaser

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

Miscellany and meta:
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Leaving Bermuda
[personal profile] sharpiefan: Emma Vickery's scrapbook
[personal profile] sharpiefan: More of Emma Vickery's Activities

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] 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 [personal profile] wayward_shadows. Breaking by [personal profile] latin_cat; Sharpe; PG; Sharpe, Wellington; When Sharpe was broken down from corporal. For the prompt 'Parade'

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sharpiefan: AoS Marines splashing ashore (Coming ashore)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
Note from the Editor: A little late, sorry about that. Hope you've had a good week, though? Have a nice weekend!

Fanfic:
Sharpe's Descent: Prologue by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley and Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.
Sharpe's Descent Part1 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley and Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.
Sharpe's Descent Part 2 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley and Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.
Sharpe's Descent Part 3 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley and Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.
Sharpe's Descent Part 4 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley and Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Some Notes by [personal profile] sharpiefan and [personal profile] marashar; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery, Edward, Lord Torrington; written for a thread on Show the Colours and copied
From the Vickery Family Papers, Vol II Letter 1 by [personal profile] sharpiefan; Show the Colours; John Vickery; Letter home from Portugal, dated 12th March 1811
Amongst Butterflies by [personal profile] mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Combeferre/Prouvaire; Combeferre and Jehan catch butterflies. And--things go from there.

Son et Lumière:
Screencaps: Brotherhood of Wolves screencaps by [personal profile] chrsvg

Of historical interest:
[community profile] hm_jollies: [personal profile] wayward_shadows posts Marines & Mutiny, HMS Excellent
[personal profile] oursin links to The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913

Miscellany and meta:
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: St Valentine's Day 1813
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Taking Tea
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Signal from HMS Ramillies
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Another Signal from Ramillies

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] mandc_read will be reading Chapter Two of HMS Surprise this week
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Navigation Lesson the Second: Solved
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Navigation Lesson Answered... Again
[personal profile] aralias informs us about the Panfandom Mills & Boon/Harlequin fic challenge at [community profile] unconventionalcourtship

Rec of the Week:
Posted as a fic rec by [personal profile] sid: Improving Lessons by [personal profile] ariadnes_string; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack/Sophie/Stephen; from the Porn Battle XIV round-up post, using the prompts teaching, sharing, comfort.

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.
sharpiefan: Sean Bean as Sharpe, text 'Trust me' (Trust Sharpe)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
Note from the Editor: Well, we're coming to the end of another week. I hope it's been a good one for all of you?

Fanfic:
The Flogging Profession by [personal profile] toft; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; In which Stephen has a fancy for being flogged, and Jack is terrible at roleplay.
On Solitude by [personal profile] toft; Aubreyad; Gen; Jack/Stephen; Jack and Stephen accidentally become telepathically bonded, but Stephen still has to complete his mission in Minorca.
Birds of a Feather by [personal profile] toft; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Stephen; Stephen is briefly indisposed (viz., a penguin), but things change remarkably little.
Cabin Fever by [personal profile] heather_mist; Aubreyad; G; Sophie and Cecilia Williams; Sophie and Cecilia Williams get an insight into Jack’s ideas about interior decoration in the Great Cabin of HMS Lively

Son et Lumière:
Screencaps: [personal profile] chrsvg posts Farewell My Queen screencaps
Podfic: Formosi Peuri by [archiveofourown.org profile] ione read by [personal profile] luzula; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack, Stephen, Diana; Jack Aubrey is sent out in another small ship in order to convey Stephen on a secret mission. He takes some of his old crew along, to the disgust of one of the non-coms.

Of historical interest:
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: The Butcher's Bill Aboard HMS Amelia
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Don't let the Press-Gang Catch You
[personal profile] oursin posts 100 London Things 72: Georgian houses with shop-fronts and working gas lamps

Miscellany and meta:
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: February Business

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] mandc_read will be reading Chapter one of HMS Surprise this weekend.

Rec of the Week:
The Little War by [archiveofourown.org profile] orphan_account; Sharpe; R; Teresa Moreno, Blas Vivar, Michael Hogan, Patrick Harper, Richard Sharpe; When French soldiers raid her hometown in the summer of 1808, Teresa Moreno's life is destroyed in one single day. Building a new life for herself takes much longer and happens just as unexpectedly.

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.
sharpiefan: Tall ship, sailors in the rigging (Sailors aloft)
[personal profile] sharpiefan
Note from the Editor: Sorry this is a little late, was rather busy IRL yesterday.

Fanfic:
Toulon 1815 by [personal profile] esteven; Aubreyad; Gen; Guillaume Christy-Pallière, Inspector Javert, Jeannot; The military commander at Toulon harbour sees a stranger and is reminded of a friend
Sharpe's Descent part 1: 30th July 1809 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events
Sharpe's Descent part 2: 31st July 1809 by [personal profile] farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Richard Sharpe, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events
Stockings by [profile] seascribe; Aubreyad; G; Jack/Stephen, A shabby looking Stephen and domestic Jack, inspired by [personal profile] bbshrimp's pic Buttons

Son et Lumière:
Screencaps: A Royal Affair screencaps posted by [personal profile] chrsvg
Fanart: More furry kisses by [personal profile] dreamboatdreamer70; Aubreyad
Screencaps: Les Miserables (2012) screencaps posted by [personal profile] chrsvg

Of historical interest:
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: The Gentlemen's Magazine, November 1812
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: Acasta v Lydia and Rhoda
[personal profile] sharpiefan toasts the
Corunna Majors
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed posts A peek into the cockpit
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed posts Roast Beef of Old England
From [syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed: How to kill rats

Miscellany and meta:
[personal profile] ngakmafaery posts about Pride and Prejudice dance revival
[syndicated profile] hmsacasta_feed posts Mississinewa 1812
[community profile] where_away: [profile] eteven posts Cur-tailed Dog Watches

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] mandc_read will be reading Chapter 13 of Post Captain this weekend
[personal profile] sharpiefan posts the Picture Prompts Challenge: Sign up post
From [syndicated profile] oldcuddy_feed: The Collingwood Society's First Event of 2013

Rec of the Week:
At Dawn by [livejournal.com profile] diane_c; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen, An early-morning conversation. (It is avaible to read on LJ here.)

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.

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