1870

April to September

 * The novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens was published in serialised installments. The story, inspired by Dickens' encounter with the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and the Gelth in Cardiff the preceding Christmas. (DW: The Unquiet Dead)

June

 * 8 - Charles Dickens died before he is able to complete The Mystery of Edwin Drood, inspired by his adventure with the Doctor approximately six months earlier. (DW: The Unquiet Dead)

Behind the scenes

 * Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was first published. The enigmatic character of Captain Nemo would be a model for Sydney Newman's original concept for the Doctor.