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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by Lofting, Hugh
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Creators: Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) and Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) [Author of introduction, etc.] "The Story of Doctor Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting is a children's novel published in 1920. When a kindly physician learns to speak with animals, he abandons his failing medical practice to become a veterinarian. His new calling leads him on an extraordinary voyage to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Along the way, he faces shipwrecks, imprisonment, pirates, and exotic creatures—including the rare pushmi-pullyu. This tale of adventure and animal communication became the first in a beloved series, though it has sparked controversy for its colonial-era themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 2889