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Overview
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books to be published, coming out in 1922. It is nearly five times as long as its predecessor and the writing style is pitched at a more mature audience. The scope of the novel is vast; it is divided into six parts and the illustrations are also more sophisticated. It won the Newbery Medal for 1923. It was one of the novels in the series that was adapted into the film Doctor Dolittle.
The novel begins when Tommy Stubbins, the narrator of the story, finds a squirrel injured by a hawk. Matthew Mugg, the cat's meat man, informs him to get help from Doctor Dolittle, who can speak the language of animals. The Doctor is away on a voyage, but when he returns, he attends to the squirrel. Tommy is introduced to some of the strange animals in Dolittle's care, such as the Wiff-Waff fish, and those who care for his household, such as Dab-Dab the duck, and Jip the dog.
Polynesia the parrot arrives in Puddleby from Africa informs the Doctor that Bumpo is studying in Bullford. Tommy begins his studies with Doolittle, or rather with Polynesia who teaches Tommy the language of animals. Chee-Chee comes from Africa disguised as a lady and tells about his voyage to Puddleby. The Doctor acquires The Curlew and is thinking of taking Tommy, Polynesia, and Luke the Hermit. They find out from the hermit's dog, Bob, that he was sent to prison for murder but Bob is a witness so when the court is in the process the Doctor proves to the judge that he can talk to animals when this is settled he translates Bob's story to English. When the story is finished the judges conclude that the hermit is innocent.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9786257120425 |
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Publisher: | E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books |
Publication date: | 01/01/1922 |
Pages: | 330 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d) |
Age Range: | 3 - 12 Years |
About the Author
Hugh Lofting's character Doctor John Dolittle, an English physician from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country, who could speak to animals, first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during the 1914-1918 War, when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England in the 1820s-1840s (The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle gives a date of 1839). He was living in Killingworth, Connecticut, while he wrote most of the instalments to the series.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed (1920) began the series and won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The sequel The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922) won Lofting the prestigious Newbery Medal. Eight more books followed, and after Lofting's death two more appeared, composed of short previously unpublished pieces.
Table of Contents
About the Book & Author
PROLOGUE
PART I
THE FIRST CHAPTER
THE COBBLER'S SON
THE SECOND CHAPTER
I HEAR OF THE GREAT NATURALIST
THE THIRD CHAPTER
THE DOCTOR'S HOME
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
THE WIFF-WAFF
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
POLYNESIA
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
THE WOUNDED SQUIRREL
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
SHELLFISH TALK
THE EIGHTH CHAPTER
ARE YOU A GOOD NOTICER?
THE NINTH CHAPTER
THE GARDEN OF DREAMS
THE TENTH CHAPTER
THE PRIVATE ZOO
THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER
MY SCHOOLMASTER, POLYNESIA
THE TWELFTH CHAPTER
MY GREAT IDEA
THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER
A TRAVELER ARRIVES
THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER
CHEE-CHEE'S VOYAGE
THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER
I BECOME A DOCTOR'S ASSISTANT
PART TWO
THE FIRST CHAPTER
THE CREW OF "THE CURLEW"
THE SECOND CHAPTER
LUKE THE HERMIT
THE THIRD CHAPTER
JIP AND THE SECRET
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
BOB
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
MENDOZA
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
THE JUDGE'S DOG
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
THE END OF THE MYSTERY
THE EIGHTH CHAPTER
THREE CHEERS
THE NINTH CHAPTER
THE PURPLE BIRD-OF-PARADISE
THE TENTH CHAPTER
LONG ARROW, THE SON OF GOLDEN ARROW
THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER
BLIND TRAVEL
THE TWELFTH CHAPTER
DESTINY AND DESTINATION
PART THREE
THE FIRST CHAPTER
THE THIRD MAN
THE SECOND CHAPTER
GOOD-BYE!
THE THIRD CHAPTER
OUR TROUBLES BEGIN
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
OUR TROUBLES CONTINUE
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
POLYNESIA HAS A PLAN
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
THE BED-MAKER OF MONTEVERDE
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
THE DOCTOR'S WAGER
THE EIGHTH CHAPTER
THE GREAT BULLFIGHT
THE NINTH CHAPTER
WE DEPART IN A HURRY
PART FOUR
THE FIRST CHAPTER
SHELLFISH LANGUAGES AGAIN
THE SECOND CHAPTER
THE FIDGIT'S STORY
THE THIRD CHAPTER
BAD WEATHER
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
WRECKED!
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
LAND!
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
THE JABIZRI
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
HAWK'S-HEAD MOUNTAIN
PART FIVE
THE FIRST CHAPTER
A GREAT MOMENT
THE SECOND CHAPTER
"THE MEN OF THE MOVING LAND"
THE THIRD CHAPTER
FIRE
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
WHAT MAKES AN ISLAND FLOAT
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
WAR!
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
GENERAL POLYNESIA
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
THE PEACE OF THE PARROTS
THE EIGHTH CHAPTER
THE HANGING STONE
THE NINTH CHAPTER
THE ELECTION
THE TENTH CHAPTER
THE CORONATION OF KING JONG
PART SIX
THE FIRST CHAPTER
NEW POPSIPETEL
THE SECOND CHAPTER
THOUGHTS OF HOME
THE THIRD CHAPTER
THE RED MAN'S SCIENCE
THE FOURTH CHAPTER
THE SEA-SERPENT
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
THE SHELLFISH RIDDLE SOLVED AT LAST
THE SIXTH CHAPTER
THE LAST CABINET MEETING
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER
THE DOCTOR'S DECISION