The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Hugh Lofting

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

By Hugh Lofting

  • Release Date: 2012-07-05
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

This is the original book about the amazing Dr. Dolittle who "Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar." In it, the kind hearted dreamer learns he likes animals better than humans, is introduced to animal speech by his parrot, Polynesea; he becomes very poor, travels to Africa and has many adventures with his animal friends. And they are indeed friends.

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