The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Written by Hugh Lofting

Narrated by Randal Schaffer

Join Doctor Dolittle and his animal friends in The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, the second of Hugh Lofting series about a man with the ability to talk to animals.

Dr. John Dolittle is an esteemed physician, but he finds himself drawn to animal patients more often than humans. In this book, his animal companions convince him to go on a daring voyage around the world to search for a missing friend. Their travels take them through storms and shipwrecks, to bullfighting rings and into courtrooms where animals testify as witnesses. All the while, Dr. Dolittle uses his incredible talent of animal communication to befriend and protect and animal he meets.

The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle is the most acclaimed title in the series and won the Newbery Medal in 1923. With a charming premise and a vibrant cast of animal and human characters, this novel still sparks imaginations nearly a century after publication.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
• Release date: Oct 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094244464

Hugh Lofting

Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) was an English writer, soldier, and civil engineer. Born in Berkshire, England, Lofting was raised in a family with Irish and English parentage. Educated at Mount St Mary’s College, Lofting matriculated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied civil engineering between 1905 and 1906. After working for several years as a civil engineer, Lofting enlisted in the Irish Guards in order to fight in the Great War. Horrified by his experience in combat, Lofting wrote creative letters home to his wife and children that originated his legendary character Doctor Dolittle, a physician with the unique ability to speak with animals. Gravely wounded in France, Lofting returned home briefly before moving with his family to Connecticut. In 1920, he published The Story of Doctor Dolittle, the first in a series of fifteen novels and short story collections for children that have inspired numerous adaptations for theater, film, and television. In addition to these novels, Lofting published several other works for children—including picture books and poems—as well as Victory for the Slain (1942), a long antiwar poem and his only work written for adult readers.

Reviews for The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

[Brian Cosby · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was one of my favorite audiobooks I have listened too!

[Morgan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The best book ever! It Is so funny!? You should read the first book