The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Sea Snail. When they come back to England the Doctor and his crew go back to Puddleby in the doctor's house and Dub-Dub says they are just in time for tea. Plain text. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle 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.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle in a circus until he makes enough money to retire to his beloved home in Puddleby. The original edition of the book included language and plot elements that are considered racist by present-day standards, though probably not intended as malicious by the writer. It is for these reasons that some schools banned this series of books in the 1970s. Black African characters are clearly intended by the writer to be sympathetic, but their depiction reflects the paternalistic mindset of colonialism still prevailing in Britain at the time of writing, not to mention the racism in Lofting's adopted United States. Editions