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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

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A children’s classic about a doctor who talks with animals, voyages abroad, and chooses kindness.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

The Story of Doctor Dolittle follows the gentle physician of Puddleby as he learns animal languages and sets out on extraordinary adventures. This English children’s classic blends humor, travel, imagination, and compassion for animals.

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Hugh Lofting died in 1947, and The Story of Doctor Dolittle was first published in 1920. Its publication date supports the public-domain basis for this English edition where applicable.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting

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Table of contents

Inside this edition

  1. 01Full text
  2. 02THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
  3. 03_THE FIRST CHAPTER_
  4. 04PUDDLEBY
  5. 05_THE SECOND CHAPTER_
  6. 06ANIMAL LANGUAGE
  7. 07_THE THIRD CHAPTER_
  8. 08MORE MONEY TROUBLES
  9. 09_THE FOURTH CHAPTER_
  10. 10A MESSAGE FROM AFRICA
  11. 11_THE FIFTH CHAPTER_
  12. 12THE GREAT JOURNEY
  13. 13_THE SIXTH CHAPTER_
  14. 14POLYNESIA AND THE KING
  15. 15_THE SEVENTH CHAPTER_
  16. 16THE BRIDGE OF APES
  17. 17_THE EIGHTH CHAPTER_
  18. 18THE LEADER OF THE LIONS
  19. 19_THE NINTH CHAPTER_
  20. 20THE MONKEYS' COUNCIL
  21. 21_THE TENTH CHAPTER_
  22. 22THE RAREST ANIMAL OF ALL
  23. 23_THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER_
  24. 24THE BLACK PRINCE
  25. 25_THE TWELFTH CHAPTER_
  26. 26MEDICINE AND MAGIC
  27. 27_THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER_
  28. 28RED SAILS AND BLUE WINGS
  29. 29_THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER_
  30. 30THE RATS' WARNING
  31. 31_THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER_
  32. 32THE BARBARY DRAGON
  33. 33_THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER_
  34. 34TOO-TOO, THE LISTENER
  35. 35_THE SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER_
  36. 36THE OCEAN GOSSIPS
  37. 37_THE EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER_
  38. 38SMELLS
  39. 39_THE NINETEENTH CHAPTER_
  40. 40THE ROCK
  41. 41_THE TWENTIETH CHAPTER_
  42. 42THE FISHERMAN'S TOWN
  43. 43_THE LAST CHAPTER_
  44. 44HOME AGAIN

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