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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

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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) (3 hr 8 min)

Chapters

Author's Note and Dedication; Introduction

8:55

Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg

The First Chapter - Puddleby

6:10

Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg

The Second Chapter - Animal Language

13:08

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

The Third Chapter - More Money Troubles

7:28

Read by Andrea L

The Fourth Chapter - A Message From Africa

6:19

Read by Duane Paulson

The Fifth Chapter - The Great Journey

6:24

Read by Ella Earp-Lynch

The Sixth Chapter - Polynesia and the King

6:07

Read by Ella Earp-Lynch

The Seventh Chapter - The Bridge of Apes

11:04

Read by Nocturna

The Eighth Chapter - The Leader of the Lions

7:07

Read by Duane Paulson

The Ninth Chapter - The Monkeys' Council

6:20

Read by Marlo Dianne

The Tenth Chapter - The Rarest Animal of All

9:13

Read by Linton

The Eleventh Chapter - The Black Prince

10:33

Read by paulino

The Twelfth Chapter - Medicine and Magic

15:07

Read by paulino

The Thirteenth Chapter - Red Sails and Blue Wings

7:27

Read by paulino

The Fourteenth Chapter - The Rats' Warning

8:21

Read by paulino

The Fifteenth Chapter - The Barbary Dragon

10:37

Read by paulino

The Sixteenth Chapter - Too-Too the Listener

7:58

Read by Stefan Schmelz

The Seventeenth Chapter - The Ocean Gossips

7:28

Read by Stefan Schmelz

The Eighteenth Chapter - Smells

12:19

Read by Anita Roy Dobbs

The Nineteenth Chapter - The Rock

8:29

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Twentieth Chapter - The Fisherman

7:09

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Last Chapter - Home Again

5:02

Read by Betsie Bush

Bewertungen

LotR

(3,5 Sterne)

They say they can predict my age from my Lord of the Rings crush. Well, I say you can’t. My crush is LEGOLAS. Predict my age within five years and I commend you.

(3 Sterne)

Written book is good but here readers are not good. They have not read story very good. Looking for another version

An 8yo's Review

(5 Sterne)

It was excellent and a great adventure! The readers were excellent, too.

April

(5 Sterne)

Wonderful! I loved the collaborative voices reading the book. Thank you so much!!

100

(3,5 Sterne)

I read the book and its really good

(4 Sterne)

love the story and some readers are not clear

(0,5 Sterne)

I didn't like the voices of the reader. 😐

(3,5 Sterne)

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees site so gooooooo9oood. but readers are