The Adventuress of Henrietta Street

The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
AuthorLawrence Miles
Cover artistBlack Sheep
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Release number
51
SubjectFeaturing:
Eighth Doctor
Fitz and Anji
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
November 2001
Pages284
ISBN0-563-53842-2
Preceded byGrimm Reality 
Followed byMad Dogs and Englishmen 

The Adventuress of Henrietta Street is a BBC Books original novel written by Lawrence Miles and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.

Plot

The destruction of Gallifrey has destabilised time. The Doctor arrives in Earth's history. He allies himself with Scarlette, who owns a brothel. They plan for the Doctor to marry Juliette, who works in the brothel.[1]

Writing and development

The novel is written in the style of a history text,[2] drawing on the genre of historical biographies and has been compared to Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon.[3]

This novel sees the first named appearance of the villain Sabbath, who subsequently appeared in many of the following novels.Michael, Matt (July 2003). "Further Adventures Books". Doctor Who Magazine. p. 77. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Internet Archive. Sabbath is presented as an antagonist and a narrative double to the character of the Doctor.[3] The book also features Miles' creation of the Faction Paradox.[4] The character of the Doctor is presented as a fallen demigod.[5]

References

  1. ^ Parkin, Lance (2007). AHistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe (2 ed.). Des Moine, Iowa: Mad Norwegian Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-9759446-6-5. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Beardsley, Paul (June–July 2002). "Doctor Ho-Hum and the Scribes of Metafiction 3". Interzone. No. 180. p. 58. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b Time and Relative Dissertations in Space: Critical Perspectives on Doctor Who by David Butler, Manchester University Press, 2007, p. 66
  4. ^ "Paradoxically Speaking: An interview with Lawrence Miles". Ninth Art. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Resurrection and Regeneration in Doctor Who (1963-): A Critical Approach to Christian Religious Mythology in the TV series", by Rubén Jarazo Álvarez, Caietele Echinox, 2015, Vol. 28, p. 99

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