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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts.

by Hugh Lofting

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Languages: Chinese, English, German, Japanese, Polish, Spanish
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile

Once upon a time, many years ago-when our grandfathers were little children-there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle-John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot. ONCE upon a time, many years ago-when our grandfathers were little children-there was a doctor, and his name was Dolittle-John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.

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being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts.

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1920Frederick A. Stokes CompanyEnglishPublic

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  • Open Library reports 224 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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