Hugh Lofting






Hugh Lofting

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died
September 26, 1942

gender
male

place of birth
Maidenhead, The United Kingdom

genre
Children's Books


about this author

British writer, best known for Dr Doolittle series.




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avg rating: 3.88 | 2,065 ratings | 181 reviews | 50 distinct works | 3 fans
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.90 — 619 ratings — published 1922
40 editions
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.85 — 313 ratings — published 1920
49 editions
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Doctor Dolittle Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.71 — 175 ratings — published 1992
4 editions
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Doctor Dolittle's Zoo Doctor Dolittle's Zoo
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.89 — 71 ratings — published 1967
4 editions
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Doctor Dolittle's Return Doctor Dolittle's Return
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.89 — 71 ratings — published 1933
3 editions
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Doctor Dolittle's Circus Doctor Dolittle's Circus
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.80 — 69 ratings — published 1924
9 editions
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Doctor Dolittle's Garden Doctor Dolittle's Garden
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.93 — 57 ratings — published 1927
6 editions
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Doctor Dolittle's Post Office Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.77 — 53 ratings — published 1967
5 editions
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Doctor Dolittle and the Green... Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 4.11 — 46 ratings — published 1950
5 editions
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Doctor Dolittle in the Moon Doctor Dolittle in the Moon
by Hugh Lofting
avg rating 3.85 — 46 ratings — published 1929
5 editions
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"'What is war?' I asked.
'Oh, it's a messy, stupid business,' he said, 'Two sides wave flags and beat drums and shoot one another dead. It always begins this way, making speeches, talking about rights, and all that sort of thing.'
'But what is it for? What do they get out of it?'
'I don't know,' he said. 'To tell you the truth, I don't think they know themselves.'"
Hugh Lofting (Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary)
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