Hugh Lofting

The author of The Story of Doctor Dolittle.

1886–1947 Literary

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About Hugh Lofting

Hugh Lofting was a British civil engineer who served in the First World War. His letters home to his children told of a doctor who could talk to animals, and these became The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920) and its many sequels.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Narrated by Michael Lyons

A kindly doctor who speaks with animals sails on a daring rescue to Africa. Michael Lyons’s warm narration brings this beloved classic to life for joyful family listening...

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