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Fandom/Canon: Hornblower
Author:

sharpiefan
Spoilers: Examination For Lieutenant (British title, US The Fireships)
Word count: 4683
Rating: U (Suitable for all)
Pairing/Characters: Hornblower, Bunting, original characters
Author's Note: I wrote and posted this on LJ over the Christmas break. I was watching and capping my DVD of Examination for Lieutenant, and this plotbunny bit me rather hard. It's a particular episode of the story of the DVD, told from the point of view of a Marine Private (my own creation).

The title comes from a reply I made to

esteven's comment about another fic of mine being a 'perfect oakum story'. Oakum in this sense meaning 'filler'. I told her the next story that came out at a decent length would be titled 'Smoke and Oakum' with reference to Jack Aubrey's comment that they would "run like smoke'n'oakum'. Which this story has.

I hope you enjoy it.

(Smoke and Oakum) (Fake cut links to my fic journal.)

damned_colonial

I have a vid bunny, and I'm trying to figure out whether it's possible.

I'm trying to think of AoS visual sources (TV/film) that have ass-kicking women doing any of:

* crossdressing
* wearing masculine styled clothing (eg. riding habits)
* wielding a sword, knife, pistol, etc
* riding a horse or running in a non-ladylike fashion
* doing anything else that might appear action-hero-like

( my thoughts so far behind the cut )

Any other ideas?

zarhooie

damned_colonial said to post this here, so here goes! The Blu-Ray version of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is on Amazon for $12.49. I don't know how long that sale will last.

Kat

sarlania

Six 100 word drabbles. One Story.

TITLE: Echoes of a past glory.
WORD COUNT: 100 words each, 600 words in total
RATING: G
FANDOMS (in order): Hornblower, MFU, Doctor Who, M&C, Wellington/Alava, Sapphire and Steel
SPOILERS: None really.
WARNINGS: This is a homage to a famous naval battle and a great man, so there is plenty of angst and a non-canon death. There are hints of m/m relationships. You have been warned.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters belong to me, I only play with them and derive no profit from them. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington and Miguel de Alava are historical people and I mean no insult to them and their descendants.
NOTES: This is my tribute to the Battle of Trafalgar, which was fought on this day, October 21st, 1805, between the navies of Britain and France & Spain. Not a crossover in all the senses of the word. Understanding of all six “fandoms” not that necessary, but does help. Sapphire and Steel section set after Assignment 2. #5 based on Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington by Earl Stanhope.

( October 21st 1805: Echoes of a Past Glory )

sharpiefan

I did this list a while ago on my own LJ, and I thought I'd post the updated version here. It's the chronological list of Aubreyad, Hornblower, Ramage, Bolitho and Drinkwater novels, with Peter Smalley and Dewey Lambdin books added for here. It's not an exhaustive list, by any means, merely including the most popular series. Cross-posted to anything_aos on LJ. For other series, you may like to refer to Astrodene's Historical Naval Fiction page.

( The Ramage Series )

( The Aubreyad )

( The Drinkwater Series )

( The Hornblower Series )

( The Bolitho Series )

( The Alan Lewrie Series )

( The Kydd Series )

( The HMS Expedient Series )

( The Sam Witchall Series )

sharpiefan

This is a list of links I've discovered, or that people have pointed out to me. It is intended to complement listings made by others, such as

joyful_molly. This is the list as it stands at Show the Colours. Cross-posted to anything_aos on LJ.

(Any links added in replies will be put into the main post here. Or, if you know of a really good AoS related website, PM me the link.)

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Period slang

Cleverley.org Contains information on ships and some AoS characters

Sailing Navies Contains a list of all ships and characters to appear in AoS novels and fiction (Scroll to the bottom of the home page for Age of Sail Fiction listing)

Astrodene's Historical Naval Fiction Contains chronologies and summaries of all the major and not-so-major AoS Naval novels

Ships of the old Navy A list of historical ships, battles and people of Nelson's day

Timekeeping at Sea Explanation of bells and watches

The Articles of War What it says on the tin - the Articles of War used at sea in our period

Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine The 1780's dictionary of naval terms and other useful information. A great period reference.

Boy's Manual of Seamanship Various seamanship tasks explained

Trafalgar roll A list of 1640 names of men of all ranks who were at Trafalgar.

The Ayshford Trafalgar Roll Searchable database of names of those at Trafalgar

Aubrey-Maturin Chronology How the Aubreyad fits into the historical timeline

Scaryfangirl.com The website for Hornblower fans - honestly not as scary as it sounds.

Molly Joyful's List of Useful Resources Again, does exactly what it say on the tin. A great collection of some fantastic websites and useful information

zebee

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog is a cookbook focused on the food of the Aubrey/Maturin series. The authors hunted down the recipes and ingredients, tried them out, and report on same.

They even took advantage of a Blessed Event to get milk straight from the cow to make Syllabub.

http://www.wwnorton.com/POB/SpottedD/welcome.htm
with
http://www.wwnorton.com/POB/SpottedD/psoup.htm as an example recipe.

damned_colonial

When hobbies and fandoms collide: http://historyknits.blogspot.com/2009/08/hold-fast-gloves.html

(That's one of my favourite knitting blogs btw. She's knitted various other Aubreyana in the past.)

the_stowaway

I've just posted an essay over at

idol_reflection about Richard Sharpe. Feel free to check it out - I'd love to hear what you think!

Title: Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue
Author:

the_stowaway
Character: Richard Sharpe
Fandom: Sharpe (movie version)
Spoilers: for the entire series
Beta: many thanks to

jenna_thorn and

isis
Author's Note: For those not familiar with canon, Sharpe is a series of British made-for-TV movies, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, depicting the adventures of Richard Sharpe, an officer in Wellington's army during the Napoleonic Wars – mostly the Peninsular. Sean Bean, who plays Sharpe, is the reason I began watching Sharpe in the first place. Is anyone surprised? I thought not.*g*

follow link to the post on LJ

Current Mood: cheerful

isis

We had never heard of The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, a 2-part TV movie, until Netflix recommended it to us (based on us watching Lonesome Dove, WTF?) but we got it and watched it anyway, and yay, it was awesome. Here is the summary:

In 1788, penniless young Englishwoman Mary Bryant (Romola Garai) is found guilty of petty theft and shipped to Botany Bay, an Australian penal colony, to serve a seven-year sentence. Facing insurmountable hardships at every turn, Mary escapes and sets out on a perilous journey toward freedom and redemption. Jack Davenport, Alex O'Loughlin and Sam Neill co-star in this inspiring true story.

Why you should watch this:

1) Ships! And they actually sail under sail as opposed to with their seekrit motors.
2) In general the production values are very high - costumes, makeup, settings, acting.
3) There aren't that many female characters, but every single one of them KICKS ASS. Mary Bryant has more balls than the rest of the men in this movie put together.
4) Jack Davenport as a naval officer in a tragic love triangle with a woman who loves a guy named Will. Huh, that sounds vaguely familiar.
5) An interesting story, and it's even true (or at least, based on a true story).

sharpiefan

Another fanfic post, this time for Master&Commander.

No spoilers.
(Do you guys have any idea how hard it is to write about a Marine captain without unintentionally referring to the Captain of the ship?!)
This fic was finally finished at five to two in the morning, and (not having my copy of the M&C DVD with me) there are bound to be inaccuracies and things about which I really should know better. I was asked to write about the Stephen-gets-shot scene, which I found quite a challenge at first, hence the delay between the request and the post... But here it is, finally, in all its glory.
Author:

sharpiefan
Wordcount: 2080
Disclaimer: I like playing in the M&C sandbox. However, it isn't mine and I don't own it, the characters or the situations. (I have named Thompson, however, though he is one of the nameless Marines who appear on screen in the film). I think Peter Weir is a fanboy who would be amused by the fact we love his film the way we do. POB would be surprised, however...

It can be found here at

sharpiepen

sharpiefan

It might be a bit early, but my response to sarlania's AoS Painting Challenge fic (currently being run on LJ) can be found here at my fanfic journal,

sharpiepen.

pollyanna

Well, I'm a day late, but thought I'd just point out that on the 23rd July 250 years ago the keel of HMS Victory was laid at Chatham Dockyard.

sharpiefan

I'm writing this before I go off-line tomorrow with packing, travelling and unpacking. I will be taking my laptop, but I honestly don't know whether I'm going to have the time and ability to be online till I get home late Friday (best call it Saturday, to be sure).

Powder Monkey ISBN 978-0-7475-9595-3
Prison Ship, ISBN 978-0-7475-9594-6
Battle Fleet, ISBN 978-0-7475-8910-5
All written by Paul Dowswell and published by Bloomsbury

These are the first three novels in a series that will hopefully continue to be written. They are aimed at the 8-12 year-old market, though I think they could be read both by kids younger than 8 and older than 12. I enjoyed them, and I know I'm a lot older than twelve!

( Review of Powder Monkey under cut )
The author is obviously passionate about the period and doesn't try to talk down to his readers - I enjoyed the books just as much as any 12-year-old will. He has tried to be accurate while writing for a modern readership ('girlfriend' rather than 'sweetheart' in this book, for example) but he does not use modern language that jars.

I feel that younger readers who start with these books will quite happily move on to POB, CS Forester, Alexander Kent and all the other AoS writers - and I also think that the AoS fan with these books on their shelf need not be ashamed of it.

damned_colonial

Just wrote this for

kink_bingo: Treat, Archie Kennedy/Tom Pullings puppy play fic, in the Shore Leave universe (which is itself a Hornblower/M&C/POTC/Sharpe crossover orgyfic, just to provide context). Enjoy!

isis

Aid and Comfort
Sharpe: Richard Sharpe/Jack Spears, NC17, 5775 words.
Summary: Even an honourable man sometimes finds temptation difficult to resist.

This story is set within the events of (and is completely spoilery for) Sharpe's Sword. I am grateful for the aid (and comfort) of

the_stowaway, who reminded me of the delicious Sharpe/Spears subtext in this episode, let me steal all her best ideas from the plotbunny I still hope she writes eventually, fixed all my canon and period goofs, and made lots of excellent suggestions including the one that sparked my train of thought leading to the title, which is of course from the British Treason Act 1351. Any remaining errors are mine.

The story is on my website. If you feel moved to comment (and I will be delighted if you do!) I would prefer comments go here on the post in my livejournal.

joyful_molly

Here it's raining cats and dogs, which is rather frustrating, as I planned to go swimming. Well, tomorrow then! If you're as stuck at home just like me today, the following links might be of interest to you. They will be included in the next update of "Molly Joyful's List Of Useful Resources", and who knows - by then, you might already be out and about re-enacting!

RE-ENACTMENT OF 18th CENTURY NAVAL LIFE IN THE UK
(special thanks to "Grymm" for these)

Just how awesome is that?! It goes without saying that I'd join any of these within a heartbeat, ignoring my ship-phobia, if I had the chance!

THE SENIOR SERVICE

Senior Service is a historical re-enactment group, whose members aim to accurately portray members of the Royal Navy during the mid-eighteenth century, together with civilians of that time whose lives and trades were associated with the sea. We are one of the member groups of the re-enactment society Lace Wars, through whom we mainly participate in events commemorating the 1745-1746 Jacobite Rebellion and in other events linked to British history during the 1740s and 1750s (for example Britain's colourful smuggling history).

THE HISTORICAL MARITIME SOCIETY

The Historical Maritime Society is a UK based historical research and re-enactment group recreating the Royal Navy.

Our main area of interest is the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These were the exciting times around the year 1805 when Britain was threatened by Bonaparte and only the Royal Navy could prevent invasion from across the Channel. 1805 was the year when Britain's greatest hero, Lord Horatio Nelson***, sailed off to his fatal encounter at Trafalgar. Our aim is to educate and inform about shipboard life in the time of Nelson, and to have fun doing it.

*** See icon for Miss Collingwood's opinion!

RE-ENACTMENT OF 18th CENTURY GENERAL LIFE

LACE WARS - THE SOCIETY OF 18th CENTURY RE-ENACTMENT

Lace Wars is made up of a number of regiments depicting both military and civilian life during the 18th Century.

Specialising in the period 1740-1760 and in particular the Jacobite rebellion, we stage events throughout the year at a number of historic sites in the UK.

THE MANNERED MOB

The Mannered Mob is the 18th Century Re-enactment Group that portrays civillian life between 1730 and 1760. We represent all levels of society from high to low, and our membership consists of both men and women who are primarily interested in civilian rather than military life in the mid 18th century.

PIRATES, BEWARE...

THE UK PIRATE BROTHERHOOD

The Brotherhood was founded as a Yahoo E-group in 2002 in order to enable Pirate Re enactors to communicate with each other.

There is obviously a limit of daily pageviews for the forum of that website if you're not a member. But from the little I saw, it would be well worth joining.

And to make sure we're not becoming to UK-centric, here's one for you folks in the USA:

THE PIRATE BRETHREN PIRATE RE-ENACTORS

If you find this historical approach to piracy appealing we are always looking for new members. No experience is needed, just a willingness to learn, an open mind and above all... a desire to HAVE FUN!

Word to that!

joyful_molly

This sounds very promising; even if the series itself shouldn't be as good as I hope (my trust in Aunt Beeb is still strong...), we can certainly expect a lot of information and historical details. The preview reads to me very much like Channel4's "City of Vice", which I loved.

Here's what the BBC has to say:

Fighting for justice...
18th century legal world comes to life in
Garrow's Law

"(...) Andrew Buchan (Cranford, Party Animals), Alun Armstrong (New Tricks, Little Dorrit) and Lyndsey Marshall (Rome) star in a new four-part legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering barrister William Garrow on BBC One.

Garrow's Law is set in the Old Bailey of Georgian London against a backdrop of corruption and social injustice and is based on real legal cases from the late 18th century.

Each one-hour episode begins with the investigation of a case sourced from the Old Bailey archives from the day, from rape and murder to high treason and corruption, and follows Garrow (Buchan) and his associate Southouse (Armstrong) working to uncover the truth or fight for justice.

In an age where the defence counsel acted in the minority of cases, the young Garrow championed the underdog and pioneered the rigorous cross-examination of prosecution witnesses that paved the way for our modern legal system of today.

"A gifted maverick, at times arrogant and with a burning sense of destiny, Garrow is driven to change the nature of the trial against a backdrop of social and political upheaval," says Jamie Isaacs, Executive Producer, Twenty Twenty Television. (...)"

Well, if he says so - I'll definitely tune in for that one!

thefloof

Mini Govs are my Pirates of the Caribbean, Governor Swann based miniature OC's. But.. they don't sail. I wonder if they'd be allowed on this community?

Examples:

( Read more... )

sarlania

TITLE: A Dream of Life and Death
RATING: PG, disturbing imagery
CHARACTERS: Hornblower and others.
DISCLAIMERS: Not mine, not for profit, everything belongs to CS Forester
SPOILERS: Many elements from the books, but they’re not really spoilery
NOTES: Written because I had these images in my mind, and seeing I’m not that good at drawing, and because they were so vivid, I just had to set them down in writing, to use meagre words to describe the images. And yes, it is another angsty fic but with a macabre twist. A little inspiration from

black_hound and from Terry Prachett.

A Dream of Life and Death

Age of Sail fans

Smoke and Oakum: A Hornblower fic

Asskicking women in the Age of Sail

DVD heads up!

A multifandom tribute to the Battle of Trafalgar and Horatio Nelson

Chronologies for Naval Series

Sharpie's Sources

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog

Hold Fast gloves

Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue

a movie rec

Another fanfic posting

Fanfic post

Another transport anniversary

Book review

Fic: Treat (Archie Kennedy/Tom Pullings)

Sharpe story: Aid and Comfort, Sharpe/Spears, by Isis

Re-enactment of 18th century naval life in the UK

TV Tip: "Garrow's Law" - 18th century legal world comes to life (BBC1)

Are "Mini Govs" Age of Sail?

Hornblower Fic Posting

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