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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' by [[Paul Cornell]]. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel. and featured [[Alexander Shuttleworth]] | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' by [[Paul Cornell]]. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel. and featured [[Alexander Shuttleworth]] and [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]. It was notable for introducing the character of [[Wolsey]], a [[cat]] who travelled with the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[Alexander Shuttleworth]] has come to give a lecture to [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]'s [[WI]] group in [[Farringham]] on the subject of [[bronze age]] [[archaeology]]. Before he does so, however, he enjoys a bit of cake, and a bit of scrutiny, provided by the other women in the group. Meanwhile, an off-hand comment by one of the women about Joan's widowhood sends Joan into deep thought about her lost husband. This then triggers another thought — one of a dream she had about her new colleague, the mercurial Dr. [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]]. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Alexander Shuttleworth]] | |||
*[[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] | |||
*Several unnamed women of the [[WI]] | |||
*[[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*Shuttleworth knows [[Wolsey]] by name, and the cat displays affection for him. | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
Though called a "prelude", the events actually take place ''during'' [[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' | Though called a "prelude", the events actually take place ''during'' [[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 19 July 2011
Prelude Human Nature (short story) was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Human Nature by Paul Cornell. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel. and featured Alexander Shuttleworth and Joan Redfern. It was notable for introducing the character of Wolsey, a cat who travelled with the Seventh Doctor in the Virgin New Adventures series.
Summary
Alexander Shuttleworth has come to give a lecture to Joan Redfern's WI group in Farringham on the subject of bronze age archaeology. Before he does so, however, he enjoys a bit of cake, and a bit of scrutiny, provided by the other women in the group. Meanwhile, an off-hand comment by one of the women about Joan's widowhood sends Joan into deep thought about her lost husband. This then triggers another thought — one of a dream she had about her new colleague, the mercurial Dr. John Smith.
Characters
- Alexander Shuttleworth
- Joan Redfern
- Several unnamed women of the WI
- Wolsey the cat
References
to be added
Notes
- Oddly, Cornell (as perhaps edited by DWM) spells the name of an early Celtic queen differently here than in the novel properly. Here, it's Boadicea; in the novel it's Boudicca.
- There is no punctuation in the title as printed in DWM.
Continuity
- Shuttleworth knows Wolsey by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
Timeline
Though called a "prelude", the events actually take place during NA: Human Nature
External links
to be added
