The Story of Doctor Dolittle
By Hugh Lofting
23 chapters
John Dolittle, MD, is a respected physician in a small English village. As he suffers financial hardship, he learns how to speak with animals, and becomes a veterinarian. His renown in the animal kingdom grows so much that he is conscripted to sail to Africa to help cure an epidemic plaguing a kingdom of monkeys.
John Dolittle, MD, is a respected physician in a small English village. As he suffers financial hardship, he learns how to speak with animals, and becomes a veterinarian. His renown in the animal kingdom grows so much that he is conscripted to sail to Africa to help cure an epidemic plaguing a kingdom of monkeys.