# The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting.

- [The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/the-voyages-of-doctor-dolittle.md): The chapter introduces the beginning of Doctor Dolittle's voyages, setting the stage for adventure and exploration as he prepares to leave Puddleby with his animal companions and Tommy Stubbins.
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/prologue.md): The narrator, now an old man, introduces his account of Doctor Dolittle's life, explaining that he was given permission long ago to write about their adventures. He relies on the parrot Polynesia's remarkable memory to f
- [The Cobbler's Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-i-the-cobbler-s-son.md): Tommy Stubbins, the nine-and-a-half-year-old son of a cobbler, describes his life in the small town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. He dreams of sailing away on the ships that come up the river, and spends his days with his th
- [I Hear of the Great Naturalist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-ii-i-hear-of-the-great-naturalist.md): Tommy Stubbins rescues a squirrel from a hawk and seeks help from the renowned naturalist Doctor Dolittle. Through conversations with the mussel-man Joe and the cat's-meatman Matthew Mugg, Tommy learns of the Doctor's ex
- [The Doctor's Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-doctor-s-home.md): Tommy Stubbins, after delivering shoes to a rude Colonel, returns to Doctor Dolittle's house hoping to find him home. A sudden thunderstorm forces him to run, and he collides with a kind little man who turns out to be Do

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- [The Wiff-Waff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-iv-the-wiff-waff.md)
- [Polynesia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-v-polynesia.md)
- [The Wounded Squirrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-vi-the-wounded-squirrel.md)
- [VII: Shellfish Talk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-vii-shellfish-talk.md)
- [Are You a Good Noticer?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-viii-are-you-a-good-noticer.md)
- [The Garden of Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-ix-the-garden-of-dreams.md)
- [The Private Zoo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-private-zoo.md)
- [My Schoolmaster, Polynesia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-xi-my-schoolmaster-polynesia.md)
- [My Great Idea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-xii-my-great-idea.md)
- [A Traveler Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-xii-a-traveler-arrives.md)
- [Chee-Chee’s Voyage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-chee-chee-s-voyage.md)
- [XV: I Become a Doctor's Assistant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-i-xv-i-become-a-doctor-s-assistant.md)
- [The Crew of The Curlew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-i-the-crew-of-the-curlew.md)
- [Luke the Hermit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-luke-the-hermit.md)
- [IV: Bob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-bob.md)
- [V: Mendoza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-v-mendoza.md)
- [VI: The Judge's Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-the-judge-s-dog.md)
- [The End of the Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-the-end-of-the-mystery.md)
- [Three Cheers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-three-cheers.md)
- [The Purple Bird-of-Paradise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-the-purple-bird-of-paradise.md)
- [Long Arrow, the Son of Golden Arrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-x-long-arrow-the-son-of-golden-arrow.md)
- [Blind Travel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-blind-travel.md)
- [Destiny and Destination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-destiny-and-destination.md)
- [The Third Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-i-the-third-man.md)
- [Goodbye!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-ii-goodbye.md)
- [Our Troubles Begin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-iii-our-troubles-begin.md)
- [Our Troubles Continue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-iv-our-troubles-continue.md)
- [Polynesia Has a Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-v-polynesia-has-a-plan.md)
- [The Bed-Maker of Monteverde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-vi-the-bed-maker-of-monteverde.md)
- [The Doctor's Wager](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-vii-the-doctor-s-wager.md)
- [VIII: The Great Bullfight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-viii-the-great-bullfight.md)
- [We Depart in a Hurry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iii-ix-we-depart-in-a-hurry.md)
- [I: Shellfish Languages Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-i-shellfish-languages-again.md)
- [The Fidgit's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-ii-the-fidgit-s-story.md)
- [Bad Weather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-iii-bad-weather.md)
- [IV: Wrecked!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-iv-wrecked.md)
- [Land!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-v-land.md)
- [The Jabizri](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-vi-the-jabizri.md)
- [Hawk's-Head Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-iv-vii-hawk-s-head-mountain.md)
- [A Great Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-i-a-great-moment.md)
- [The Men of the Moving Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-ii-the-men-of-the-moving-land.md)
- [Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-iii-fire.md)
- [What Makes an Island Float](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-iv-what-makes-an-island-float.md)
- [War!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-v-war.md)
- [General Polynesia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-vi-general-polynesia.md)
- [VII: The Peace of the Parrots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-vii-the-peace-of-the-parrots.md)
- [The Hanging Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-viii-the-hanging-stone.md)
- [IX: The Election](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-ix-the-election.md)
- [X: The Coronation of King Jong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-v-x-the-coronation-of-king-jong.md)
- [I: New Popsipetel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-i-new-popsipetel.md)
- [Thoughts of Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-ii-thoughts-of-home.md)
- [III: The Red Man’s Science](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-iii-the-red-man-s-science.md)
- [IV: The Sea-Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-iv-the-sea-serpent.md)
- [The Shellfish Riddle Solved at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-v-the-shellfish-riddle-solved-at-last.md)
- [The Last Cabinet Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-vi-the-last-cabinet-meeting.md)
- [VII: The Doctor's Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyages_of_doctor_dolittle_se/chapters/part-vi-vii-the-doctor-s-decision.md)

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