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THE VOYAGES of DOCTOR DOLITTLE - 6 Illustrated VoyagesBook 2 in the Doctor Dolittle Series. E-book. Formato PDF Hugh Lofting - Abela Publishing, 2019 -
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is the second in Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle series of books. Written and illustrated by Lofting it is nearly five times as long as book one and the writing style is pitched at a more mature audience. The scope of the novel is vast; it is divided into six parts and the illustrations are also more sophisticated. Lofting was one of the first winners of the Newbery Medal for 1923. It was one of the novels in the series which was adapted into the film Doctor Dolittle. The novel begins when Tommy Stubbins, the narrator of the story, finds a squirrel injured by a hawk. Matthew Mugg, the cat's meat man, informs him to get help from Doctor Dolittle, who can speak the language of animals. The Doctor is away but on his return he attends to the squirrel. Tommy is introduced to some of the strange animals in Doolittle's care, such as the Wiff-Waff fish, and those who care for his household, such as Dab-Dab the duck, and Jip the dog. Polynesia the parrot arrives in Puddleby from Africa informs the Doctor that Bumpo is studying in Bullford. Tommy begins his studies with Doolittle, and Polynesia teaches Tommy the language of animals. Chee-Chee comes from Africa disguised as a lady and tells about his voyage. The Doctor acquires The Curlew and is thinking of taking Tommy, Polynesia, and Luke the Hermit. They find out from the hermit's dog, Bob, that he was sent to prison for murder but Bob is a witness so when the court is in the process the Doctor proves to the judge that he can talk to animals when this is settled he translates Bob's story to English. When the story is finished the judges conclude that the hermit is innocent. But all this is a prelude to the voyages of Doctor Dolittle. In their first journey, the Purple Bird of Paradise informs the Doctor that Long Arrow, son of Golden Arrow, who is a friend of the Doctor, is missing so after they play the game Blind Travel, which would determine where in the world they would voyage. And so the Voyages of Doctor Dolittle begin……. ============== KWYWORDS/TAGS: Doctor Dolittle, voyages, Africa, anchor, animals, Puddleby, village, Tommy Stubbins, narrator, story, squirrel, injury, hawk, Matthew Mugg, cat's meat man, language of animals, strange animals, Wiff-Waff fish Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Polynesia the parrot, Puddleby, Bumpo, Bullford, Chee-Chee, disguise, Curlew, Luke the Hermit, Bob the dog, prison, witness, trial, court, judge, translate, innocence, journey, Purple Bird of Paradise, Long Arrow, son, Golden Arrow, Africa, animals, Bag-jagderags, beetle, Ben, Bill, birds, Brazil, bullfight, Bumpo, canoes, Capa, Cheapside, chief, coast, court-room, creature, crown, Deep, disappear, Doctor, dog, Dolittle, Don, enemy, England, English, Enrique, Fidgit, fish, funny, gentle, glass, gold, Hole, Honor, horns, Indian, Indians, island, Jabizri, Jip, Joe, John, Jong, king, language, Long, Luke, Matthew, men, Mendoza, message, Miranda, mountain, naturalist, Oxford, palace, pencil, Pepito, pocket, Polynesia, Popsipetel, porpoises, prison, Puddleby, Purple, seaman, shellfish, ship, shop, shores, snail, Spidermonkey, stone, straight, Stubbins, sun, tail, theatre, throne, to-morrow, town, tremendous, village, water, whisper, wings, wonderful, world, zoo
THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Book 1 in the Dr. Dolittle series. E-book. Formato PDF Hugh Lofting - Abela Publishing, 2019 -
This is the first in Hugh Lofting’s famous Doctor Dolittle book series. Written and illustrated by Lofting it contains 30 pen and ink illustrations plus 21 illuminated drop-capitals – one for the start of every chapter. SYNOPSIS: John Dolittle, MD, is a respected physician, a quiet bachelor living with his spinster sister in the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. His love of animals grows over the years and his household menagerie eventually scares off his human clientele, leading to a loss of income and wealth. But after learning the secret of speaking to all animals from his parrot Polynesia, he takes up veterinary practice. His fortunes rise and fall again after a crocodile takes up residence, leading to his sister leaving in disgust with the intention of getting married, but his fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world. He is conscripted into voyaging to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic just as he faces bankruptcy. He has to borrow supplies and a ship, and sails with a crew of his favourite animals, but is shipwrecked upon arriving to Africa. On the way to the monkey kingdom, his band is arrested by the king of Jolliginki, a victim of European exploitation who wants no white men travelling in his country. The band barely escapes by ruse, but makes it to the monkey kingdom where things are indeed dire as a result of the raging epidemic. He vaccinates the well monkeys and nurses the sick back to health. In appreciation, the monkeys find a pushmi-pullyu, a shy two-headed gazelle-unicorn cross, whose rarity may bring Dr. Dolittle money back home. On the return trip, they again are captured in Jolliginki. This time they escape with the help of Prince Bumpo, who gives them a ship in exchange for Dolittle's bleaching Bumpo's face white, as his greatest desire being to act as a European fairy-tale prince. Dolittle's crew then have a couple of run-ins with pirates, leading to Dolittle's winning a pirate ship loaded with treasures and rescuing a boy whose uncle was abandoned on a rock island. After reuniting the two, Dolittle finally makes it home and tours with the pushmi-pullyu in a circus until he makes enough money to retire to his beloved home in Puddleby. ============== KWYWORDS/TAGS: Doctor Dolittle, Africa, Ali, anchor, animals, bad, Barbary Pirates, Ben, boat, book, bottom, Bumpo, called, Cat’s-meat-Man, Chee-Chee, set course, crocodile, Dab-Dab, dog, duck, eagles, eyes, far, fast, garden, Gub-Gub, home, house, island, Jip, John Dolittle, jungle, King, Land, Men, money, monkey, nose, owl, parrot, pets, pig, pirates, Polynesia, Prince, prison, Puddleby, pushmi-pullyu, Queen, sail, sailor, ship, sick, spinster sister, swallows, terrible, Too-Too, uncle, White, wind, window, years, folklore, fairy tale, children’s story, stories, fable, legends, journey, bankruptcy, flee, crocodile, parrot, story of doctor dolittle, Jolliginki, Puddleby
DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S POST OFFICE - book 3 in the Dr. Dolittle Series. E-book. Formato PDF Hugh Lofting - Abela Publishing, 2019 -
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office is the 3rd of the Doctor Dolittle illustrated stories by Hugh Lofting. The story is accompanied by 77 pen and ink drawings also done by Lofting. These have been strategically placed throughout the book to keep young minds interested in the story. Set on the West Coast of Africa, Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, then organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, ruled over by King Koko. Over the course of later chapters, he discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric creatures, and gets thrown into another African jail, invents animal alphabets, and defeats at least two armies. Each of the animals in the Dolittle family also tells a personal story. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals the world over. The final segment of the book is the Doctor's journey to meet Mudface the Turtle, the oldest living creature on Earth, who survived the Great Flood. The extensive tale of the Great Flood is presented in a later volume of the series, Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake. 10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Charities. ------- KEYWORDS/TAGS: Doctor Dolittle, Post Office, action, adventure, Africa, animals, bad, beautiful, bird, canoe, Captain, cat, Cheapside, Chief, children’s story, cry, Dab-Dab, dark, dogs, Emir, England, fairy tale, Fantippo, folklore, great, Gub-Gub, Harmattan, houseboat, island, Jip, John, King, Koko, lake, lighthouse, London, money, mouse, Mudface, No-Man's-Land, office, oysters, pearl, pig, poor, prison, Puddleby, Rocks, sailors, ship, Skimmer, slave, snake, sparrow, Speedy, stamps, story, stories, swallows, Turtle, Too-Too, water, weather, whisper, young, Zuzana