Despatches

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:
chrsvg: Poldark recap: Part 1
chrsvg: Middlemarch screencaps
chrsvg: War and Peace recap: Episodes 11 & 12
sharpiefan: Want.

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

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Whatever shall I write?
hmsacasta_feed: Addressing your letter
hmsacasta_feed: Wax sealing your letter

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading The Ionian Mission, Chapter 4 this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Tawny by 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.

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Note from the Editor: I'm getting worse, apparently, for which I apologise. Hope you've had a good week-and-a-bit?

Fanfic:
Kith and Kin by josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Brigid Maturin, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Christine Wood, Sophie Aubrey, Padeen Colman; Returning from Ireland, Stephen Maturin finds the prospects for the realisation of his plans for his future to be far less concrete and defined than he had supposed.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
Icons: Anna Karenina and War & Peace icons by chrsvg
Recap: War & Peace episode 6 by chrsvg

Of historical interest:
hmsacasta_feed: Meet Acting Lt Bromley, aged 19 years
hmsacasta_feed: Know your Nelson 7
hmsacasta_feed: Prize Money
hmsacasta_feed: Reflecting on the Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the life of John Newton
justincase posts Time difference
hmsacasta_feed: Lt Arthur Farquhar

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
hmsacasta_feed: Mail packet for Jane Austen Fest
mandc_read declares a Free Weekend

Rec of the Week:
One of josbanks' first posted storied this week. Never Mind Manoeuvres; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack takes Nelson's advice to heart

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Note from the Editor: Hope everyone's had a good week this week. I'm pleased to say we've got quite a long issue this week. Also, if you have a particular fic (or any other fanwork) you would like to recommend to a wider audience, please link to it in a comment and I'll link it in a future issue!

Fanfic:
Thing Without a Name by alley_skywalker; War and Peace; PG; Nikolai/Theodore and Nikolai/Sonya
Unitled fic, Part One by mmejavert; NC-17; Enjolras, Bossuet, Grantaire, Prouvaire; Grantaire came to slowly, a soreness plaguing his body as he rolled over. He was on some cold, stone floor and he realized belatedly that he was naked. With a groan, he pulled himself to a sitting position. A jail cell. It wasn't the first time he'd been imprisoned, but he did wonder where his clothing was.
Your Friend by mmejavert; Les Miserables; NC-17; Joly/Bossuet; The date had been going so well, until Bossuet fell down a flight of stairs, cracked his skull, and had to be rushed to a doctor.
The Beast Wore Bearskin by mithen; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack/Stephen; After escaping from France disguised as a bear, Jack Aubrey finds himself in a Spanish castle owned, improbably, by his ship's doctor.

Son et Lumière:
dreamboatdreamer70 post Aubreyad fanart; NC-17; Jack/Stephen

Of historical interest:
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Letters From War, Part 3
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts Marines and Mutiny

Miscellany and meta:
From redcoatbob: Normal Service is Resumed
From garrows_law: Harry Potter on the Garrow's Law set!

Communities and challenges:
sharpiefan asks Is anyone interested in a read-through of the Sharpe series?
esteven posts Join a Voyage as Epic as the odyssey and the Iliad Rolled Into One

Rec of the Week:
Waiting by barefoot_bard; Master & Commander; K (suitable for all ages); The Surprises; Surprise's crew just before the action aboard Acheron.

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