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Skirting the Cultural Chasm: the Interlaced Narratives of Two Revolutionaries by FaustianAspirant
Homestuck
11 Feb 2012
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An essay on the French Revolution by Dirk Strider, mapping the trials and tribulations of the notorious Citizen Karkat Vantas and his rival, political satirist Davide de Lalonde.
Or: the world’s most abstruse eighteenth century shipping manifesto.
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Dean, Sam, and Bobby are hunters in pre-Revolutionary Paris. An eccentric aristocrat comes to them with a job that could change the course of history. (Shh, just come, there will be cravats.)
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- Part 1 of Taking Liberties
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Recueil de one-shots sur les relations multi-angulaires entre Miya-sama, Saint Just et Nanako, en différentes combinaisons possibles. Du malsain et du plus correct, du tragique et du plus joyeux... 1er volet : Rei écrit une lettre qu'elle n'enverra pas. 2ème: Fukiko/Rei, Nanako, jalousie. 3ème: Rei/Fukiko, fierté. 4ème: Fukiko/Rei, kinky. 5ème: Fukiko/Nanako/Rei, sois à moi. 6ème: Rei & Kaoru, Révolution Française.
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Part historical A/U, set in Georgian England and revolutionary France, and part CI5 set in 1983 - B/D in both worlds.
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Revenge and Reversal: or, the Further Adventures of Jack Rogers, the Last of Barrett's Privateers by the_alchemist for marianas
Barrett's Privateers (Song)
21 Dec 2011
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It's been six years since he sailed away, and he just made Halifax yesterday. Now the last of Barrett's privateers is out for revenge against all those whose greed or negligence wrecked the Antelope, and with it his life. But things are not entirely what he expected. There's a mystery to be solved, a voyage to be taken, and perhaps even a shot at something resembling a happy ending.
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And they say now that Paris is for lovers.
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- Part 5 of The Secret No One Knows
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They were never bound by anything concrete; not blood nor politics. But this was why they became family.
(Young!Germany and fem!Prussia becoming family)
Part of the fem!Prussia history arc.
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She took him in because there was only one destiny she could accept, and it was greatness.
Part of the fem!Prussia history arc, how Prussia met Germany.
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Vignette about an empire, a colony, a deadly danger, and—most of all—a heartfelt promise.
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Purity of the Heart by mresundance
Sherlock (TV), Arts & Sciences RPF, RPF - 18th-19th c Arts and Sciences
8 Aug 2011
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Like loving someone to the point that all other concerns were burned off, like dross, leaving only the love – that pure intent – bright and clear as starlight against the black.
Lord Byron/Sherlock crossover, wherein Sherlock falls back into time and searches for a way home and Lord Bryon falls dreadfully in love with a strange man from the future.
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Bastille Day piece by reconditarmonia
Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian, A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
3 Aug 2011
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Stephen in Paris, in 1789.
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Late into the French Revolution, France stops by Boston and has a brief, unpleasant breakfast with America.
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The light in me will guide you home; all I want is to be your harbor.
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Versailles, 1789, months before the French Revolution. Arthur pays Francis a visit to discuss the economy, but Francis would rather discuss pantomime theater and there is something not-so-subtly wrong. But what is it they say in times of trouble? "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche."
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William Pitt spends his birthday at his country villa
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In 1780 Pitt is a penniless barrister; by 1785 he is running the country. But during his rapid and celebrated rise to power, the precociously talented young politician's private life does not always conform with his public image. While his friendship with Wilberforce becomes ever more intimate, the inconvenient consequences of certain youthful misdeeds could imperil both that relationship and his burgeoning career.
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"The French will not have a king."
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You must know that the ways in which you make me a better man far outnumber the ways in which you bring me low, and without you, my good parts would cease to exist. We have made one another what we are.
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Bronze Prequel: Corruption / Compassion by mothlights for LJ_Summers
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
5 Apr 2011
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Carlisle and Bella's first meeting, 1752. Please read Bronze through chapter 12 or later first. Written for LJ Summers, winner of my Fandom Gives Back auction.
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The young Pitt, just starting his career, teams up with the older and more experienced Fox. Bawdy behaviour ensues, while a series of political crises unfolds to provide the opportunity for a power grab. But who will come out on top?
This was written in response to a request for Pitt/Fox slash. By the end, I could almost believe it just might have happened like this...