Hugh Lofting audiobooks
Maidenhead 1886 – Topanga 1947
- Audiobooks
- 2
- Listening
- 9 h
- Shelved in
- Children's Classics
Hugh John Lofting was an English-American writer, trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle. The fictional physician talking to animals, based in an English village, first appeared in illustrated letters to his children which Lofting sent from British Army trenches in the First World War.
Life & works
- 1886Born in Maidenhead
- 1920The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- 1922The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
- 1947Dies in Topanga
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Where should I start with Hugh Lofting?
The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the best-known Hugh Lofting title here, and its first chapter plays free on its page. After that, try The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.
Are these Lofting audiobooks free?
The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. Every Lofting title is in the full library: $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial.
How long are Hugh Lofting's audiobooks?
The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the shortest at 2 hr 23 min and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle the longest at 6 hr 16 min — about 9 hours in all.