Overview
About this book
Tommy Stubbins joins Doctor Dolittle on a voyage involving animal languages, a missing naturalist and a floating island. The adventure contains racist and colonial stereotypes, including depictions of Indigenous peoples, that require guided historical context.
- First published
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #1154
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is calibrated from 42,364 sampled words across 24 chapters: sentences average 14.1 words, 13.8% exceed 24 words and 3.1% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 14.1 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
3.1% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 14 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
24 chapters
- 01The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 114 min
- 02The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 214 min
- 03The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 314 min
- 04The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 414 min
- 05The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 514 min
- 06The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 614 min
- 07The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 714 min
- 08The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 814 min
- 09The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 914 min
- 10The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1014 min
- 11The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1114 min
- 12The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1214 min
- 13The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1314 min
- 14The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1414 min
- 15The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1514 min
- 16The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1614 min
- 17The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1714 min
- 18The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1814 min
- 19The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 1914 min
- 20The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 2014 min
- 21The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 2114 min
- 22The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 2214 min
- 23The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 2314 min
- 24The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle · Part 2410 min
Related author
Hugh Lofting
A British-American writer and illustrator who created Doctor Dolittle’s humane comic world of conversation between people and animals.
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