The Doctor’s Travelogues

The Doctor's Travelogues is a nonfiction series published in East Istres primarily, but has started to see popularity in Sippar for its basis in science.

Published by Ivy Press, it is written by world-traveler Dr. Sylvie Cuvier and posted to her editor as she travels. The book consists of plentiful illustrations, observations, and anecdotes that make it universally popular among a large strata of classes.

Synopsis

Each book details Dr. Cuvier's journey around the Disc, separated by time rather than subject. They are advertised as both scientific documentation and adventure novels, as Cuvier's masterful way of writing manages to hook a reader and provide a narrative despite completely factual basis. The first volume details Dr. Cuvier's securing of travel through Chamechoude and living there for one year in near-complete isolation. The foolhardy journey was successful and from there, Dr. Cuvier continued to write about her exploits. See the book list.

Reception

The book series has been awarded the Prosperan Medal of Literacy and has earned a spot in the Sippari Library of Knowledge both for its entertainment value and contributions to modern scientific thinking.

The series is not without its opposition; Dr. Cuvier's lack of propriety has been targeted by the Society of Buttons for the more racy content and illustrations. The claims of escapist pulp poisoning the pool for true Literature. Ivy Press has fought the opposition and compromise was reached in the courts; censored versions are available for those with more delicate constitutions. The result ended with Ivy Press reaping the rewards of selling the same product twice, and subsequently they have begun to offer censored version of their more controversial literature.

Controversy

In 1782, accusations of interbreeding with Labor were pressed to Dr. Cuvier. The rumors went untended for two years, which irritated her greatly, as she was spelunking in the caves of the Kaldera at the time and expressed disinterest in trying to maintain a reputation in a Society she scarcely occupied. Her publisher begged her to make a statement on the accusations, and so she responded in typical Cuvier fashion:

I find that one that has time to boil up such hearsay is generally found to be very bored indeed; should someone feel the need to examine my bedroom life and consider such possibilities for me, perhaps they should be looking to themselves instead to color the bedroom. My research will proceed whether or not someone reclining in his armchair should sling such rumors towards me and my employees.
—Dr. Sylvie Cuvier, in missive to Ivy Press, published in serial newspaper L'Initiative

Her message was heralded as one of true propriety and sales surged following.