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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]], [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] and [[Wolsey]]. However, though these were the central subjects of the piece, it was largely told from the perspective of other, minor characters at Redfern's WI Women's Group.  Their gossip ''about'' Suttleworth and Redfern gave the reader basic biographic details about the pair.  
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' 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. This was the final DWM prologue to a New Adventures novel.


==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 ==
* [[Alexander Shuttleworth]]
* [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]
* Several unnamed women of the [[Women's Institute]]
* [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
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==Characters==
 
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== Notes ==
==References==
* Consistent with the novel, the spelling [[Boadicea]] is used because the speaker isn't John Smith who prefers the spelling [[Boudica]].
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* There is no punctuation in the title as printed in ''DWM''.
==Notes==
* Shuttleworth knows [[Wolsey]] by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
*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]]''.
* It's here, and not in the [[Human Nature (novel)|the main book]] itself, that we find out that [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan]]'s husband died in the [[Boer War]].
==Continuity==
* We explicitly find out here that Joan hates being a science teacher.
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* Cornell's depiction of [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] refers to his "charmingly mobile face" — a valid way of describing an obvious trait [[Sylvester McCoy]] gave the [[Seventh Doctor]].
==Timeline==
* The events actually take place during the events of ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''.
Though called a "prelude", the events actually take place ''during'' [[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''
 
==External links==
== Continuity ==
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== Illustrations ==
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Prelude Human Nature.jpg
Human nature prelude 2.JPG
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== External links ==
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona38p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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Prelude Human Nature 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. This was the final DWM prologue to a New Adventures novel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Consistent with the novel, the spelling Boadicea is used because the speaker isn't John Smith who prefers the spelling Boudica.
  • There is no punctuation in the title as printed in DWM.
  • Shuttleworth knows Wolsey by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
  • It's here, and not in the the main book itself, that we find out that Joan's husband died in the Boer War.
  • We explicitly find out here that Joan hates being a science teacher.
  • Cornell's depiction of John Smith refers to his "charmingly mobile face" — a valid way of describing an obvious trait Sylvester McCoy gave the Seventh Doctor.
  • The events actually take place during the events of Human Nature.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Prelude Human Nature.jpg
  • Human nature prelude 2.JPG

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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