...Yeah. And I'm willing to bet you can find some interesting slightly skeevy parallels between Heart Of Darkness and the Doctor (especially Ten) as well. History's a tricky beast.
Waaaaay ahead of you! (Just wait, you'll see. *g*)

(Have you read Mike Carey's comic The Unwritten, BTW? He tackles Kipling and the White Man's Burden thing in some really interesting ways...)
I have not, but I shall put it on my list. Thank you.

Also, sorry about your cat. :(
I'm in a place where I'm mostly just happy that he's at peace, poor thing...