Age of Sail Fandom Despatches # 297
Fanfic
The End and the Beginning by nodbear - Hornblower, G, Archie, Horatio, Pellew.
All Standing by idler_1814 - Hornblower, G, Hornblower, Bush.
Sleeping Beauty: Ch 1-5 by flirtyfroggy - Hornblower, PG-13, Archie/Horatio.
Archie Finds Romance in Ferrol by mylodon - Hornblower.
Charles Sawyer: well connected exile by nodbear - Hornblower, G, Charles Sawyer.
Sharpe's Dragon by blackdisa - Sharpe x Temeraire, Sharpe/Harper, Sharpe/Other.
Spring Fever by peersrogue - Sharpe, G, Sharpe/Harper.
Last battle Normandy 1845 by peersrogue - Sharpe, G, Sharpe/Harper.
Another Angle on the Problem by aris_tgd - PotC, NC-17, Jack/Norrington.
It's Lord Now, Actually by shytan - PotC, G, Beckett, Weatherby Swann.
Thunderhearts: Ch 1, 2 by florencia7 - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Elizabeth, Blaxton, others.
Duty Calls by cersia5 - PotC, R, Jack/Elizabeth.
Thunderhearts: Ch 1 by florencia7 - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Elizabeth, Blaxton, others.
Son et Lumière
Mansfield Park 1983, Persuasion 1971: moodthemes by mmestrange .
Miss Austen Regrets, Sense and Sensibility: 10 icons by voice_of_aslan .
PotC fanvid: I Won't Let You Down (Jack, Will, Elizabeth) by chiisai_soka .
Persuasion fanvid: The Moment I Said It by visionsbeyond .
Hornblower fanvid: Untitled by kittycallum .
PotC fanart: Harmless (James, Jack, Elizabeth) by nautilusl2 .
Aubreyad crafts: miniature sickbay by grace_poppy .
Of historical interest
boxer_ferret shares a vid: HMS Surprise sails into Chula Vista's Marine Group boat works for maintenance.
justawench explains the bilboes.
Miscellany and meta
anteros_lmc tells us two boats from the Hornblower series will be coming up for sale tomorrow.
lalumena shares five quotes from Sense & Sensibility: The Diaries, by Emma Thompson..
eigyr has found Hornblower's Pub.
mylodon shares a Hornblower fic rec.
charleybrown77 shares an interview with Colin Firth in which he talks about his upcoming film "The King's Speech".
nodbear tells Hornblower fans a word from Styles.
ylla tells Aubreyad fans about the odd abilities of midshipmen.
jill_rg : Pride and Prejudice: A Reversed Sense and Sensibility.
austen_blog : REVIEW: Jane Austen, Her Golden Years by Muriel Keller Evans.
austen_blog : Special issue of Persuasions On-line features papers from Chawton House conference.
austen_blog : We’re a Janeite and we’re proud, say it out and say it loud.
austen_blog : More Proof, If You Needed It, That Jane Austen Invented Baseball.
austen_blog : “Austen’s Women” at Leicester Square Theatre.
austen_blog : RIP Corin Redgrave.
austen_blog : The rescue is scheduled.
austen_blog : An Announcement.
austen_blog : Only When We’re Presented With Remarkably Bad and Cheaply Made Film Adaptations.
Communities and challenges
following_sea : Caption Contest #5 Voting.
holdmyheart is a new Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell icontest community.
look_sharpe discussion post: Sharpe's Enemy.
sharpiefan pimps Show the Colours: an Age of Sail RPG.
turningpirate : Jack/Will ficathon sign-ups.
cutler_beckett weekend chat: What was Mercer's past like?
following_sea : Caption Contest #5.
koulagirl666 April community challenge: Book and film: Sharpe's Enemy; character: Obediah Hakeswill; challenge prompt: grudge.
following_sea : Caption Contest #4 Winner!.
blackpearlsails drabble challenge: Shy.
Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know.
The End and the Beginning by nodbear - Hornblower, G, Archie, Horatio, Pellew.
All Standing by idler_1814 - Hornblower, G, Hornblower, Bush.
Sleeping Beauty: Ch 1-5 by flirtyfroggy - Hornblower, PG-13, Archie/Horatio.
Archie Finds Romance in Ferrol by mylodon - Hornblower.
Charles Sawyer: well connected exile by nodbear - Hornblower, G, Charles Sawyer.
Sharpe's Dragon by blackdisa - Sharpe x Temeraire, Sharpe/Harper, Sharpe/Other.
Spring Fever by peersrogue - Sharpe, G, Sharpe/Harper.
Last battle Normandy 1845 by peersrogue - Sharpe, G, Sharpe/Harper.
Another Angle on the Problem by aris_tgd - PotC, NC-17, Jack/Norrington.
It's Lord Now, Actually by shytan - PotC, G, Beckett, Weatherby Swann.
Thunderhearts: Ch 1, 2 by florencia7 - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Elizabeth, Blaxton, others.
Duty Calls by cersia5 - PotC, R, Jack/Elizabeth.
Thunderhearts: Ch 1 by florencia7 - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Elizabeth, Blaxton, others.
Son et Lumière
Mansfield Park 1983, Persuasion 1971: moodthemes by mmestrange .
Miss Austen Regrets, Sense and Sensibility: 10 icons by voice_of_aslan .
PotC fanvid: I Won't Let You Down (Jack, Will, Elizabeth) by chiisai_soka .
Persuasion fanvid: The Moment I Said It by visionsbeyond .
Hornblower fanvid: Untitled by kittycallum .
PotC fanart: Harmless (James, Jack, Elizabeth) by nautilusl2 .
Aubreyad crafts: miniature sickbay by grace_poppy .
Of historical interest
boxer_ferret shares a vid: HMS Surprise sails into Chula Vista's Marine Group boat works for maintenance.
justawench explains the bilboes.
Miscellany and meta
anteros_lmc tells us two boats from the Hornblower series will be coming up for sale tomorrow.
lalumena shares five quotes from Sense & Sensibility: The Diaries, by Emma Thompson..
eigyr has found Hornblower's Pub.
mylodon shares a Hornblower fic rec.
charleybrown77 shares an interview with Colin Firth in which he talks about his upcoming film "The King's Speech".
nodbear tells Hornblower fans a word from Styles.
ylla tells Aubreyad fans about the odd abilities of midshipmen.
jill_rg : Pride and Prejudice: A Reversed Sense and Sensibility.
austen_blog : REVIEW: Jane Austen, Her Golden Years by Muriel Keller Evans.
austen_blog : Special issue of Persuasions On-line features papers from Chawton House conference.
austen_blog : We’re a Janeite and we’re proud, say it out and say it loud.
austen_blog : More Proof, If You Needed It, That Jane Austen Invented Baseball.
austen_blog : “Austen’s Women” at Leicester Square Theatre.
austen_blog : RIP Corin Redgrave.
austen_blog : The rescue is scheduled.
austen_blog : An Announcement.
austen_blog : Only When We’re Presented With Remarkably Bad and Cheaply Made Film Adaptations.
Communities and challenges
following_sea : Caption Contest #5 Voting.
holdmyheart is a new Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell icontest community.
look_sharpe discussion post: Sharpe's Enemy.
sharpiefan pimps Show the Colours: an Age of Sail RPG.
turningpirate : Jack/Will ficathon sign-ups.
cutler_beckett weekend chat: What was Mercer's past like?
following_sea : Caption Contest #5.
koulagirl666 April community challenge: Book and film: Sharpe's Enemy; character: Obediah Hakeswill; challenge prompt: grudge.
following_sea : Caption Contest #4 Winner!.
blackpearlsails drabble challenge: Shy.
Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know.