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|setting = [[Egypt]] [[1881]], [[London]], [[19th century]] | |setting = [[Egypt]] [[1881]], [[London]], [[19th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = James Goss | ||
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|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|publication = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' | |publication = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 13 October 2011 | ||
|series = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' fiction | |series = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' fiction | ||
|prev = Papal Mainframe (short story) | |prev = Papal Mainframe (short story) | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In [[1881]], [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] sends a letter to [[Jenny Flint]] detailing her experiences in [[Egypt]], and decides to tell Jenny the story of how she met the Doctor. | In [[1881]], [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] sends a letter to [[Jenny Flint]] detailing her experiences in [[Egypt]], and decides to tell Jenny the story of how she met the Doctor. | ||
The Doctor confronts Vastra as she consumes commuters in the [[London Underground]]. He convinces her to stop killing and instead live amongst the humans. | The Doctor confronts Vastra as she consumes commuters in the [[London Underground]]. He convinces her to stop killing and instead live amongst the humans. | ||
In a later letter to the Doctor, Vastra updates him on her current situation. She has left a job as part of [[Henry Gordon Jago]]'s [[Monstre Gathering]] [[freak show]]. She has found new lodgings and recounts to the Doctor her meeting with a young woman called [[Jenny Flint]], whom she took in and promised to provide for. | In a later letter to the Doctor, Vastra updates him on her current situation. She has left a job as part of [[Henry Gordon Jago]]'s [[Monstre Gathering]] [[freak show]]. She has found new lodgings and recounts to the Doctor her meeting with a young woman called [[Jenny Flint]], whom she took in and promised to provide for. | ||
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* [[Abernathy (Madame Vastra)|Abernathy]] | * [[Abernathy (Madame Vastra)|Abernathy]] | ||
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* The Doctor can speak [[Silurian (language)|Silurian]]. | * The Doctor can speak [[Silurian (language)|Silurian]]. | ||
* In [[1881]], [[Jenny Flint]] helped the Doctor foil a [[Kraal android|Kraal]] plot to replace [[Edward VII]] with a mechanical duplicate. | * In [[1881]], [[Jenny Flint]] helped the Doctor foil a [[Kraal android|Kraal]] plot to replace [[Edward VII]] with a mechanical duplicate. | ||
* At some point before [[1881]], Vastra appeared in a [[Monstre Gathering|freak show]] run by [[Henry Gordon Jago]]. | * At some point before [[1881]], Vastra appeared in a [[Monstre Gathering|freak show]] run by [[Henry Gordon Jago]]. | ||
* At one point, Vastra and Jenny fought [[Neomorph | * At one point, Vastra and Jenny fought [[CyberNeomorph|Neomorph Cybermen]] in [[Japan]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1881]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1881]] | ||
[[Category:Paternoster Gang stories]] | [[Category:Paternoster Gang short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Cyberman short stories]] | [[Category:Cyberman short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories with unknown or disputed Doctors]] | [[Category:Stories with unknown or disputed Doctors]] | ||
[[Category:JAL stories]] | [[Category:JAL stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Brilliant Book 2012 short stories]] | [[Category:The Brilliant Book 2012 short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:10, 26 March 2024
Madame Vastra was a short story published in October 2011 in The Brilliant Book 2012.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1881, Madame Vastra sends a letter to Jenny Flint detailing her experiences in Egypt, and decides to tell Jenny the story of how she met the Doctor.
The Doctor confronts Vastra as she consumes commuters in the London Underground. He convinces her to stop killing and instead live amongst the humans.
In a later letter to the Doctor, Vastra updates him on her current situation. She has left a job as part of Henry Gordon Jago's Monstre Gathering freak show. She has found new lodgings and recounts to the Doctor her meeting with a young woman called Jenny Flint, whom she took in and promised to provide for.
A newspaper article details a robbery committed by the 'Masked Lady'. Inspector Abernathy of Scotland Yard reveals in an interview with the newspaper that the 'Masked Lady' tunnels into bank vaults and steals the gold within using an unknown method. On one occasion the robber was disturbed alongside an accomplice, but the robber simply knocked out the Night Watchmen with a whip.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor can speak Silurian.
- In 1881, Jenny Flint helped the Doctor foil a Kraal plot to replace Edward VII with a mechanical duplicate.
- At some point before 1881, Vastra appeared in a freak show run by Henry Gordon Jago.
- At one point, Vastra and Jenny fought Neomorph Cybermen in Japan.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor first meets Vastra on the London Underground. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War, COMIC: The Lost Dimension)
