The Story of Doctor Dolittle

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Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collectorâ Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collectorâ Library are books to love and treasure.Doctor Dolittle is one of the most delightful and fascinating characters in childrenâ literature. This Macmillan Collectorâ Library edition of The Story of Doctor Dolittle is illustrated with Hugh Loftingâ own drawings, and includes updated material and an afterword by author Philip Ardagh.Doctor Dolittleâ house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full to the brim with eccentric characters, from Polynesia the parrot to Gub-Gub the pig. After learning the languages of all his animals, the gracious and kind-hearted doctor hears that the monkeys in Africa have become inflicted with a terrible disease. So with a team of trusty creatures by his side, the doctor sets sail on an action-packed adventure to save them.

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