The Story and Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Deseret Alphabet edition)

Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) was a British author. While in the trenches during World War I, rather than write home to his children about his war experiences, he instead wrote letters telling the adventures of a gentle English physician who could speak the languages of animals, Dr. John Dolittle.

Lofting wrote (and illustrated) a total of ten Doctor Dolittle books, two posthumously. The first two are included here: The Story of Doctor Dolittle and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. The latter was ...