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The first book is followed by Doctor Dolittle's Circus (1924), Doctor Dolittle's Caravan (1926), and Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary (1950). Only then follows the second book, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), continued by Doctor Dolittle's Zoo (1925).
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written and illustrated by the British author Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world.
Mar 7, 2011 · Published: New York, 1920. Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle series was a consistent best-seller from the time of its initial publication through the mid-20th century. In the rankings of children’s literature, its popularity was for many years topped only by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
The fictional physician to talking animals, based in an English village, first appeared in illustrated letters to his children which Lofting sent from British Army trenches in the First World War. Lofting settled in the United States soon after the war and before his first book was published.
Jan 14, 2011 · Publication date: 1998, originally published 1920. Hardback: 106 pages. Summary: The Story of Doctor Dolittle was the first published book in the Doctor Dolittle series. The second one, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, won the Newbery medal in 1923.
Author Hugh Lofting First published 1920 Publisher Frederick A Stokes, USA. Animals. 1001. Doctor Dolittle learns to talk to the animals and turns to treating animals rather than people. Story. Dr Dolittle is a shy and kindly man with many pets who lives in the village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh.
Aug 19, 2024 · ONCE upon a time, many years ago—when our grandfathers were little children—there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle—John Dolittle, M.D. “M.D.” means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.
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