Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
 First edition | |
| Author | Hugh Lofting |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Doctor Dolittle |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes |
Publication date | 1923 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle |
| Followed by | Doctor Dolittle's Circus |
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the third of
air mail. Over the course of later chapters, he discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric creatures, gets thrown into another African jail, invents animal alphabets, and defeats at least two armies. Each of the animals in the Dolittle family also tells a personal story. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals everywhere.[2]
The final segment of the book is the Doctor's journey to meet Mudface the Turtle, the oldest living creature on Earth, who survived the Great Flood. The extensive tale of the Great Flood is presented in a later volume of the series, Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake, posthumously published in 1948.
References
- ^ "The book that changed me: Richard Dawkins, Doctor Dolittle's Post Office by Hugh Lofting" Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine The Independent. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "All about that magic language" Archived February 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Daily News. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
External links
- Doctor Dolittle's Post Office at Faded Page (Canada)
- Doctor Dolittle's Post Office at Project Gutenberg
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office public domain audiobook at LibriVox
