 Fanny and William added scientific elements to their writings to appeal to authoritative organizations such as the Royal Geographical Society; Fanny also believed the science would make her more legitimate in the eyes of the climbing community, but it cost her readers.In general, their bicycling tour narratives were better received than those about their mountaineering exploits.Fanny wrote the majority of these travel books herself, and in them she commented extensively on the plight of women wherever she traveled.