Doctor Dolittle's Circus
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| Author | Hugh Lofting |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Doctor Dolittle |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Doctor Dolittle's Post Office |
| Followed by | Doctor Dolittle's Zoo |
Doctor Dolittle's Circus, written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1924 by Frederick A. Stokes, is set in England sometime between the original story and the later voyages narrated by Stubbins.
Plot summary
The doctor needs money to pay off a voyage to Africa, so he joins the circus with the pushmi-pullyu ,his beloved mouse friend, as his attraction. He enlightens a circus owner who cares little for animals, fights against the practice of fox hunting and helps other creatures such as a circus seal and cart horses too old to work.
References
Welbourn, Karen W., "Doctor Dolittle's Circus (1924)." Copyright 1998-2003. (Retrieved 14 February 2015.)
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