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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Author:
Hugh Lofting
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Ratings
Book
90
Narrator
35
Release Date
January 1, 2016
Duration
3 hours 9 minutes
Summary
In The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), the first of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books, we are introduced to the good doctor who gives up treating people after Polynesia, his parrot, teaches him animal languages. His fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world and soon he sets off to cure a monkey epidemic in Africa, finding all sorts of exciting adventures on the way.
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Listeners generally appreciate the audiobook's story but express mixed feelings about the narration.
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Profile Avatar Kelly Rucker Jan 2017

I love this story and can't believe I never read it as a child. The numerous narrators can be both interesting and frustrating, as well as the break at the end of each chapter. But that's the price you pay for a free audiobook I suppose.

Profile Avatar tami stanford Jun 2016

My son loves this story. He has listened to it twice.

Profile Avatar Collette O. Mar 2022

I think it was so good

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2021

I like the story but some of the narrators are hard to understand. Plus the beginning of the chapter gets annoying with repeating the same recording.

Profile Avatar Kim Sara May 2025

it’s so good, and u can listen to this when u are trying to asleep

Profile Avatar the comedy king Mar 2024

I loved it and the og movie.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2019

I think this is a very good book and is read perfectly

Profile Avatar Barbara S Apr 2018

Interesting book that needs to be viewed from the perspective of the time frame it was written. Narrators were better than some.

Profile Avatar Alissa M. Aug 2024

The book is sweet, innocent, and interesting. I look forward to sharing it with my kiddos. The changing narrators aren't bad for a free audiobook but some are better than others.

Profile Avatar Laura L. Jul 2023

Classic story, but the frequent change in narrators, and the fact that some of them were difficult to listen to, are reflected in the narration rating.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2022

It was hard to stay engaged because the narrator read too slow with awkward pauses.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2020

It isnt that great i much prefer boy narrator's

Profile Avatar Nici G. Feb 2020

The various narrators and the changing between the voices and various accent with unusual pronunciations really spoiled this story. My 8 year old wanted to continue to listen to the story but didn’t like the narration so we accessed a different narration by Alan Bennett for Radio 4 and much preferred it.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2025

I love the readers . I love the book

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2022

Because it’s often referred to, it’s good to have read it, but very racist and oldfashioned ideas. And anthropomorphic

Profile Avatar J.E.A. Jul 2026

Cute story, never knew the original just the movies. Narrators were horrible tho. While I appreciate the volunteers at Librivox can we at least get just ONE narrator for each book??

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Author: Hugh Lofting
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