The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Author: Hugh Lofting

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 2 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/1995


Synopsis

Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! 

Meet the character who inspired the classic books in Dr. Dolitte’s first grand adventure!
 
Doctor Dolittle is one of kind. Not only can he talk to animals—but he can understand them too! One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from Africa—the monkeys there need his help. So he sails off from his home, bringing along all his pals: Dab-Dab, the duck; Jip, the dog; Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and Too-Too, the owl. Join the doctor and his animal friends on an amazing adventures. They even meet the rarest of all animals, the two-headed pushmi-pullyu!

About The Author

Hugh Lofting was born in 1886 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. His Doctor Dolittle books first appeared on paper in the form of letters to his children, Elizabeth and Colin. Lofting wrote a number of children's books besides the Dolittle series, including The Story of Mrs. Tubbs (1923), TommyTilly and Mrs. Tubbs (1936), Porridge Poetry (1924), The Twilight of Magic (1930), and Gub Gub's Book (1932). Lofting also wrote one book for adults, Victory for the Slain (1942). He died in 1947 in Santa Monica, California.David Case was a distinguished narrator who recorded over 700 audiobooks, was nominated for a Grammy, and received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin

From time to time, I look back at all the books I've given stars to, but never reviewed. I think it I tried to put up a review of each and every one, I'd never get to my own writing. So why review Dr. Dolittle now? Because of all the movies I've seen made from this wonderful set of books (there are mo......more

Goodreads review by David

Oh dear. How many of you have seen the 1967 film, or the Eddie Murphy remake, and remember this adorable childhood classic about a kindly English doctor who talks to animals? How many of you have actually read the book and know that it was really, really racist? I mean, whether you want to excuse it......more

لكي تفهم لغة الحيوان لابد ان تأكل كبد تنين هكذا تؤكد الأساطير ففضول الانسان تجاه ما يقوله الحيوانات ظل مشتعلا عبر القرون و تعددت القصص التي تروى على السنة الحيوان [image error] حتي تفوق الطبيب المرح دوليتل على كليلة و دمنة و خرافات ايسوب لكن تاريخيا سيظل البشري الوحيد الذي أمتاز بفهم الحيوان :سيدنا سل......more