The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Written by Hugh Lofting
Narrated by LibriVox Community
4/5
()
About this audiobook
In The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), the first of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books, we are introduced to the good doctor who gives up treating people after Polynesia, his parrot, teaches him animal languages. His fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world and soon he sets off to cure a monkey epidemic in Africa, finding all sorts of exciting adventures on the way.
This recording is of the original edition, which is in the public domain. Later editions, which are still under copyright, changed some language and plot elements that are considered racially derogatory.
(Summary adapted from wikipedia.org by Annie Coleman)
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.
More audiobooks from Hugh Lofting
The Story of Doctor Dolittle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of Dr. Dolittle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Children's Favorites - Volume I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDoctor Dolittle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Related audiobooks
Five Children and It Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wind in the Willows (version 3) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heidi (dramatic reading) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Little Princess (dramatic reading) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Little Princess (Librovox) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Garden (Librovox) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (dramatic reading) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wind in the Willows Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Railway Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just So Stories (version 6 Dramatic Reading) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Story of Doctor Dolittle (Dramatic Reading) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Dragons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden (dramatic reading) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden (version 3) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Adventures of Peter Cottontail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wind in the Willows (version 2) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pollyanna Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Peter Pan (version 3 Dramatic Reading) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Black Beauty - Young Folks' Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Prince Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of the Treasure Seekers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Swiss Family Robinson (Librovox) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Children's For You
The Secret Garden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mockingjay Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Catching Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bridge to Terabithia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Series of Unfortunate Events #1 Multi-Voice, A: The Bad Beginning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hunger Games Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Refugee Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ground Zero Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pax Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Two Degrees Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Out of My Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fortunately, the Milk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anne of Green Gables Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5New Kid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amari and the Night Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cinnamon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Hold a Cockroach: A book for those who are free and don't know it Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Bear Called Paddington Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Velveteen Rabbit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary: Thinking, Fast and Slow: by Daniel Kahneman: Key Takeaways, Summary & Analysis Included Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Cuentista Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Island of the Blue Dolphins Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mouse and the Motorcycle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden (dramatic reading) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Story of Doctor Dolittle
10 ratings1 review
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The story is good and the narrators themselves read well enough but it's a bit jarring with the individual chapter narrators being switched around, especially since most of the audio quality is not great.