Despatches

Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:
Amatungulu by josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Sally; A chance encounter off the Cape on HMS Resolution changes Jack Aubrey’s life forever.
Reenactors Chapter 7 by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; At the outset of the engagement between the Shannon and Chesapeake, Jack and Stephen find themselves inexplicably on the deck of USS Constitution in Boston two hundred years in the future.
Reenactors Chapter 8 - Conclusion by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; At the outset of the engagement between the Shannon and Chesapeake, Jack and Stephen find themselves inexplicably on the deck of USS Constitution in Boston two hundred years in the future.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
From oldcuddy_feed: The Collingwood Society - Collingwood the Gunner: A Talk by Andrew Griffith

Miscellany and meta:
From hmsacasta_feed: A Stop in New Harmony
From hmsacasta_feed: At New Harmony '13
From austenblog: Edwardian is the new Victorian

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter 11 of HMS Surprise this weekend

Rec of the Week: Beating to Windward by Atropos_lee; Hornblower (novels); Bush, Hornblower, Pellew, Kennedy, 1833: An Ancient Mariner on an unexpected journey of remembrance Warning: Contains spoilers for the entire Hornblower canon.

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Note from the Editor: Short and sweet this week! Hope people aren't too snowed under?

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Aubreey vs Audrey by dreamboatdreamer70
Show the Colours promo vid: Navy by sharpiefan
Show the Colours promo vid: Army by sharpiefan
Screencaps: Les Miserables (1998) screencaps by chrsvg
Screencaps: Sense and Sensibility 2008 screencaps by chrsvg
From hmsacasta_feed: Ben Backstay


Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Musket Ball Removal in the 19th Century
From hmsacasta_feed: Dentistry in the 19th Century
From hmsacasta_feed: Amputation Instruments in the 19th Century
hms_jollies: sharpiefan posts The Last Will and Testament of Joseph Comber, RM

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Fourteen of Post Captain this weekend

Rec of the Week:
A dream of Life and Death by sarlania; Hornblower; PG; Hornblower and others;It is said that one can identify a sailor by his clothes and his manner of bearing.

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Note from the Editor:
Ulp. My bad! I must beg pardon for the delay in bringing out Issue 31. I don't actually have any sort of excuse. At all. *hides under the bed* (Also, since popping off some of my laptop keys the other day, my spacebar is annoyingly clicky and doesn't always work first go. I apologise if I manage to run words together in the course of this edition.)

Fanfic:
Darcy's Surprise by beatrice_otter; Temeraire/Pride and Prejudice, PG, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Bennet Bingley, Admiral Portland, stigating Mrs Bingley’s secret, Mr Darcy receives an unwelcome shock.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf posts an Update on the Fate of the Amazing Eighteenth Century Doll
vanilla_elf posts Resource: Watch the Birdie - Early 19th Century 'Singing Bird' Pistols
wandererriha posts Ingles Ferry - Memorial Day

Miscellany and meta:
From austenblog_feed: More information about New York performance of Pride and Prejudice: A Musical
w_i_r: wandererriha posts Pics of her New Toy
From austenblog_feed: Janeite Times Number 5
From austenblog_feed: Call for papers: Sense and Sensibility Conference at University of St Andrews
vanilla_elf posts Something for the Grovites: An Interview with Greg Ellis

Communities and challenges:
sharpiefan pimps out aninfamousarmy, a community for and about the British army during the Duke of Wellington's military career.

Rec of the Week:
Fanart this week. A friend drew these for a pin-up calendar (think Calendar Girls) - they're all RPG characters. It currently only goes up to July. The Marines' Pin-Up Charity Calendar, 1751. January - Corporal Davenport; February - Colour-Sergeant Crawford; March - Private Gray; April - Private Springfield; May - Private Thompson; June - Corporal McIntyre; July - Private Oxley

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Note from the Editor: Hello everyone! Hope you've had a good week. I must report the death of Professor Richard Holmes, who died in the early hours of Saturday morning (BST) of pneumonia related to the cancer he was fighting. He was aged 65.

Fanfic:
Beginnings by sharpiefan; Original fic; PG; Four soldiers of the 60th, one day some time in the winter of 1808-1809
Muskets, Fifes and Drums by sharpiefan; Original fic, PG, four soldiers of the 60th, one day in the campaigning season of 1811-1812
Dogwatches Chapter 32 by barefoot_bard, Original fic, M, Discontent and mutiny aboard a Royal Navy frigate. American Revolution, 1780.
Hunting by barefoot_bard, Show the Colours, K+, Show the Colours AU; a young Adam Starling goes hunting with his brothers and lives to regret it.
A Cat's Magic, Part One by barefoot_bard, Show the Colours, K+, Show the Colours AU; Terpsichore's cat, Miss Emily, changes places with Lieutenant Cartwright for a week.
Sharpe's Surprise by latin_cat, Sharpe, NC-17; Wellington/Sharpe; Wellington has a surprise in store for Sharpe. A little bit of smut.
Never in Life by latin_cat, Sharpe; NC-17; Wellington, OC; A mysterious plague causes particular and personal problems for Lord Wellington.
Battle Plans by latin_cat, Sharpe, 12, Wellington/Sharpe, Sharpe doesn't think much of Arthur's artistic abilities. A short piece of fluff.
Drabble for a Sunday by sid, Aubreyad; G; Killick, OCs; written for the 'History Repeats Itself' meme on perfect_duet

Of historical interest:
vanilla_elf about a Mystery 18th Century shipwreck found in the Gulf of Finland
le_russe_satan posts a little on duelling

Miscellany and meta:
latin_cat reports the death of Professor Richard Holmes
From Austenblog: "Oh! the best nature in the world a-wedding"
ar posts Diana Villiers tl:dr
vanilla_elf posts about the Guests of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Premiere at Disneyland
vanilla_elf posts What happened to Davy Jones?
esteven posts about Wine-Dark Sea
From Austenblog: Monday Ebooks: A Tale of Two E-Readers Edition
From Austenblog: The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Juliet McMaster
From Austenblog: Your Sunday Austen Meditation
From Austenblog: Wellesley College to present Sense and Sensibility: The Musical
From Austenblog: Trailer for Sense and Sensibility movie

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet posts Day 23 of the 30 Day Meme: Your favourite Master and Commander gif/YouTube video
perfect_duet posts Day 24 of the 30 Day Meme: Here at Perfect_Duet we're all about Jack/Stephen; do you ship any other pairs?
perfect_duet posts Day 25 of the 30 Day Meme: favourite Master and Commander actor
perfect_duet posts Day 26 of the 30 Day Meme: Favourite Master and Commander Music (movie or book reference)
perfect_duet posts Day 27 of the 30 Day Meme: Character you'd most like to be
perfect_duet posts Day 28 of the 30 Day Meme: Character you'd least like to be
perfect_duet posts Day 29 of the 30 Day Meme: Your favourite thing about Master and Commander (movie or series)
perfect_duet posts Day 30 of the 30 Day Meme:Any Other Thoughts to Share?
oursin requests prompts in history
sharpiefan posts an ad for Show the Colours

Rec of the Week:
I'd like to link you to the place where AoS fandom started for me: Horatians. Unfortunately, they had a DNS attack recently which necessitated a server move and meant that they lost a lot of data, but the community is second to none. And this week, it's two for the price of one: In Flanders' Fields by latin_cat, Sharpe, PG, Sharpe/Wellington, The 33rd in Flanders.

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