The Story of Dr. Dolittle, with eBook..., Hugh Lofting
The Story of Dr. Dolittle, with eBook..., Hugh Lofting
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The Story of Dr. Dolittle, with eBook

Author: Hugh Lofting

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 2 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/05/2009

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

No one loves and understands animals like the eccentric nineteenth-century physician Dr. Dolittle—who masters animal language with the help of Polynesia the parrot. After his human patients desert him, the kind-hearted doctor finds his calling in practicing animal medicine, and his fame spreads far and wide. When a terrible epidemic breaks out among monkeys in Africa, Dr. Dolittle sets out to save them, accompanied by some of his favorite pets. Thus begins the amusing, whimsical adventures of Dr. Dolittle and the animal kingdom. Hugh Lofting, winner of the 1923 Newbery Medal for The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, has a gifted knack for imbuing unique, distinct personalities in his characters—human and animal alike.

About Hugh Lofting

Hugh Lofting (1886–1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Dr. Dolittle-one of the classics of children's literature. After serving in World War I as an officer in the Irish Guards, in which he was seriously wounded, he and his family moved to Connecticut. He was married three times and had three children.

Lofting's doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh who could speak to animals first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England. The Story of Dr. Dolittle is the first title in the series. The sequel, The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, won Lofting the prestigious Newbery Medal. Eight more books followed, and the series has been adapted for film and television many times, for stage twice, and for radio.

Lofting produced a number of other books in addition to his Dr. Dolittle titles. Among his publications are the children's picture books The Story of Mrs. Tubbs and Tommy, Tilly, and Mrs. Tubbs; Porridge Poetry, a light-hearted book of poems for children; Noisy Nora; The Twilight of Magic; and Victory for the Slain, an epic poem and the only work Lofting wrote for adults.


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

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