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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. E-book. Formato EPUB Hugh Lofting - Books On Demand, 2018 -
ALL that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him-indeed a great deal of it took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in. Many years ago the Doctor gave me permission to do this. But we were both of us so busy then voyaging around the world, having adventures and filling notebooks full of natural history that I never seemed to get time to sit down and write of our doings. Now of course, when I am quite an old man, my memory isn't so good any more. But whenever I am in doubt and have to hesitate and think, I always ask Polynesia, the parrot. That wonderful bird (she is now nearly two hundred and fifty years old) sits on the top of my desk, usually humming sailor songs to herself, while I write this book. And, as every one who ever met her knows, Polynesia's memory is the most marvelous memory in the world. If there is any happening I am not quite sure of, she is always able to put me right, to tell me exactly how it took place, who was there and everything about it. In fact sometimes I almost think I ought to say that this book was written by Polynesia instead of me. Very well then, I will begin. And first of all I must tell you something about myself and how I came to meet the Doctor.
The Voyages of Doctor DolittlePart Two. E-book. Formato EPUB Hugh Lofting - Books On Demand, 2018 -
THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE, PART TWOby Hugh Lofting and illustrated by Hugh LoftingThe Atlantic Monthly:"The children in years an children in heart, to whom Hugh Lofting dedicates his biography of Animals own Doctor, will delight in every page of this demurely twinkling little book. The gravity of Hugh Lofting`s fun is one of its charms. The pictures and the print vie with each other in solemn absurdities."New York Times:"Once in a while a book appears that is quite different from any other. As fascinating as it is queer. It is all most whimsical, most amusing, told in that this-is-the-plain-truth manner that is the best way to tell an unbelievable tale. The pictures that move hand-in-hand with the story are just as queer, just as adorable, and are by the same hand and brain. A book to greet with delight, to cherish, and it to lend, then gone for good."