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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting

Travel & GeographyEnglish
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Tommy Stubbins, a cobbler's son in Puddleby, becomes the assistant of Doctor Dolittle, learns animal languages from the parrot Polynesia and sets sail with…

Catalogue details

Author
Hugh Lofting
Category
Travel & Geography
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

Tommy Stubbins, a cobbler's son in Puddleby, becomes the assistant of Doctor Dolittle, learns animal languages from the parrot Polynesia and sets sail with him in search of a famous lost naturalist, Long Arrow. Their voyage takes them to Spain, where the Doctor wins a bet that he can stop bullfighting, and to Spidermonkey Island, a floating island in the Atlantic, where he helps end a war, is crowned king, and finally comes home inside a giant sea snail.

Context and significance

Hugh Lofting published the book in 1922, and it won the Newbery Medal for American children's literature the following year. Read The Story of Doctor Dolittle.

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