1799: England & Jane Austen

Title: Miss Austen and Dr Smith
Author: hannasus
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 10,929
Characters: Tenth Doctor, Jane Austen
Setting / Era: 1799, England

Jane Austen hears of a mysterious meteor that has landed in the village while visiting her friend Martha Lloyd – and encounters the Doctor. Obviously, there is the wonderful Big Finish story, but really, it was about time the Doctor met Jane Austen, and this is very well done indeed.

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1848: England

Title: Anachronisms
Author: agapi42
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 1820
Characters: First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright
Setting / Era: England, 1848

An absolutely gorgeous short historical with the original TARDIS team (post-Susan), in which the Doctor makes a postal error and sets about trying to put it right.

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1851: Ohio

Title: The Underground Railroad
Author: Duncan Johnson
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 11,845
Characters: Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler
Setting / Era: Ohio, 1851, Slavery

Another solid, well-plotted, well-written historical from this author, as the Doctor and Rose find themselves caught up in the smuggling of runaway slaves to the north. Again, with good characterisation and discussion on the ethics of time travel and the dangers of altering the timeline.

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1589: Roanoke

Title: September 1589
Author: koshiroyuu
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 200
Characters: Sixth Doctor (presumably)
Setting / Era: Roanoke, 1589

The Doctor can’t save everyone, but sometimes, he can save just one person. This brings this sequence of historical fixits full circle again. Neatly done.

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1794: France

Title: A la Carte
Author: Rain
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 2427
Characters: Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler
Setting / Era: 1794, France

A light fic that manages to be humorous, very slightly edging towards fluff and yet not without its sinister moments, as Rose and the Doctor dine out in Revolutionary France.

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