The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
"The Story of Doctor Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting is a children's novel published in 1920. When a kindly physician learns to speak with animals, he abandons his failing medical practice to become a veterinarian. His new calling leads him on an extraordinary voyage to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Along the way, he faces shipwrecks, imprisonment, pirates, and exotic creatures—including the rare pushmi-pullyu. This tale of adventure and animal communication became
the first in a beloved series, though it has sparked controversy for its colonial-era themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941 |
| Title | The Story of Doctor Dolittle |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Doctor_Dolittle |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fantasy literature |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 501 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 19, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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