The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure. Doctor Dolittle is one of the most delightful and fascinating characters in children s literature. This Macmillan Collector s Library edition of The Story of Doctor Dolittle is illustrated with Hugh Lofting s own drawings, and includes updated material and an afterword by author Philip Ardagh. Doctor Dolittle s 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.