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A kindly rural physician acquires the ability to understand and converse with animals, which transforms his household and propels him into sea voyages and an expedition to distant shores. He assembles a varied group of animal companions, copes with money troubles and local suspicion, mediates animal councils, and confronts natural dangers and predators. Episodes combine gentle humor, inventive creatures, and practical problem solving as the doctor applies knowledge and empathy to heal, negotiate, and lead. The narrative shifts between domestic vignettes and exotic encounters, highlighting compassion for animals, curiosity about other worlds, and the rewards of unconventional friendship.

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Title: The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Author: Hugh Lofting

Author of introduction, etc.: Hugh Walpole

Release date: April 1, 1996 [eBook #501]
Most recently updated: August 19, 2024

Language: English

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THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE


THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE


THE
Story of
DOCTOR DOLITTLE

BEING THE
HISTORY OF HIS PECULIAR LIFE
AT HOME AND ASTONISHING ADVENTURES
IN FOREIGN PARTS. NEVER BEFORE PRINTED.


TOLD BY HUGH LOFTING        ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

Published by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY at 443 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.

A.D. 1920

WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TENTH PRINTING
BY HUGH WALPOLE