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- The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country.
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The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. [1] Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man.
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- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written and illustrated by the British author Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world.
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- Hugh Lofting
- October 25, 1920
- Frederick A. Stokes
In 1845, in the small port town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, in western England, Matthew Mugg brings his young friend Tommy Stubbins with him when he takes an injured duck to his friend, the eccentric Doctor John Dolittle, who he claims is the best veterinarian in the world because he can talk to animals.
- $9 million
- Arthur P. Jacobs
- $17 million
- Puddleby. John Dolittle, a knowledgable doctor in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, finds that his love of animals is taking a toll on his finances.
- Animal Language. A suggestion from the Cat's-meat-man prompts John Dolittle to undertake a new venture, starting with the understanding of the animal language.
- More Money Troubles. As time passes the good doctor's collection of animals only continues to increase. A visiting crocodile further exacerbates the doctor's money troubles.
- A Message From Africa. After receiving an urgent message regarding an epidemic, Dr. Dolittle prepares for a voyage to Africa.
Doctor John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) is a physician in 1840s England who is more interested in the various species of animals than in his human patients. So he becomes a strictly animal doctor (veterinarian) and, with the help of his genius pet parrot, learns hundreds of animal dialects.
- Richard Fleischer
- 2 min
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), a children’s novel by Hugh Lofting, is the first in a series of books about the adventures of the title character, who learns how to speak with animals. The original story contained many plot elements and vocabulary choices that have become controversial over time; later editions often bowdlerize these ...
Doctor Dolittle: Directed by Betty Thomas. With Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Peter Boyle. A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals.
