The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting · Free audiobook · 22 chapters
Librivox recording of The Story of Doctor Dolittle , by Hugh Lofting. For more information on our readers, see our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-story-of-doctor-dolittle-by-hugh-lofting/ 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) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org Download M4B (87MB)
Chapters
- 1. Author's Note and Dedication ; Introduction8:55
- 2. The First Chapter - Puddleby6:10
- 3. The Second Chapter - Animal Language13:09
- 4. The Third Chapter - More Money Troubles7:28
- 5. The Fourth Chapter - A Message From Africa6:19
- 6. The Fifth Chapter - The Great Journey6:24
- 7. The Sixth Chapter - Polynesia and the King6:07
- 8. The Seventh Chapter - The Bridge of Apes11:04
- 9. The Eighth Chapter - The Leader of the Lions7:07
- 10. The Ninth Chapter - The Monkeys' Council6:20
- 11. The Tenth Chapter - The Rarest Animal of All9:13
- 12. The Eleventh Chapter - The Black Prince10:33
- 13. The Twelfth Chapter - Medicine and Magic15:07
- 14. The Thirteenth Chapter - Red Sails and Blue Wings7:27
- 15. The Fourteenth Chapter - The Rats' Warning8:21
- 16. The Fifteenth Chapter - The Barbary Dragon10:37
- 17. The Sixteenth Chapter - Too-Too the Listener7:58
- 18. The Seventeenth Chapter - The Ocean Gossips7:28
- 19. The Eighteenth Chapter - Smells12:19
- 20. The Nineteenth Chapter - The Rock8:29
- 21. The Twentieth Chapter - The Fisherman7:09
- 22. The Last Chapter - Home Again5:02