The Story of Doctor Dolittle
  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446452530
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

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4 Oct 2018
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1 Aug 2011
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15 Oct 2018
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2 Dec 2013
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15 Nov 2001
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The classic story of the extraordinary animal doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh - Doctor Dolittle.

Once upon a time, many years ago - when our grandfathers were little children - there was a doctor, and his name was Dolittle - John Dolittle M.D.

Doctor Dolittle likes animals. In fact, he likes them so much he fills his house with every kind of creature imaginable and even learns to talk their language. And when the Doctor hears of a terrible sickness among the monkeys in Africa, soon he and his animal friends are setting off on the most unforgettable adventure . . .
  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446452530
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176
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About the author

Hugh Lofting

Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo and wildlife museum in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He later studied engineering in London and the United States, and visited Canada, Africa and the West Indies. After his marriage in 1912 he settled in the United States. Hugh Lofting fought in the trenches during World War I and it was whilst observing the lack of compassion shown to the horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born. He was the main character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The successful publication of The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 was followed by a further eleven books. In 1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.

Also by Hugh Lofting

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Alan Bennett: Doctor Dolittle Stories
Dr Dolittle Takes Charge
Dr Dolittle's Ambulance
Doctor Dolittle And The Lighthouse
Dr Dolittle's First Adventure
Dr Dolittle Saves The Day
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Praise for The Story of Doctor Dolittle

A work of genius. It is it the first children's classic since Alice

Hugh Walpole

Lofting was a genuinely original writer with an unusually inventive mind and a great gift for adventure.

Twentieth-Century Children's Writers

Any child who is not given the opportunity to make the acquaintance of this rotund, kindly and enthusiastic doctor and all his animal friends will miss out on something important.

Jane Goodall

There are few kindlier heroes in children's literature. And none to match his gift for understanding animals.

Blake Morrison, The Guardian
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