Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

Hugh Lofting (1886 - 1947)

Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the exciting third in the series of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books. As usual, the Doctor has many adventures while helping his animal friends and the people he meets. At the start book, Doctor Dolittle gets help from the sea birds to help to capture a notorious slave trader and free his captives, then organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, ruled over by King Koko. He does this of course with the help of all his animal friends especially the birds. He discovers a hidden island populated by peace loving 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 quaint and personal story. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals everywhere. ..Whew! what an adventure! .

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Prologue Phil Chenevert
00:03:14
Play 01 Part I - Chapter 1 - Zuzana Phil Chenevert
00:10:49
Play 02 Part I Chapter 2 - The Doctor's Reception on the Warship Phil Chenevert
00:10:43
Play 03 Part I Chapter 3 - A Great Gunner Phil Chenevert
00:11:04
Play 04 Part I Chapter 4 - The Royal Mails of Fantippo Phil Chenevert
00:10:48
Play 05 Part I Chapter 5 - The Voyage Delayed Phil Chenevert
00:09:57
Play 06 Part I Chapter 6 - No-Man's-Land Phil Chenevert
00:15:52
Play 07 Part I Chapter 7 - The Animals' Paradise Phil Chenevert
00:11:10
Play 08 Part I Chapter 8 - The Swiftest Mail in the World Phil Chenevert
00:16:57
Play 09 Part II Chapter 1 - A Most Unusual Post Office Phil Chenevert
00:14:59
Play 10 Part II Chapter 2 - Cheapside Phil Chenevert
00:14:53
Play 11 Part II chapter 3 - The Birds That Helped Columbus Phil Chenevert
00:11:00
Play 12 Part II Chapter 4 - Cape Stephen Light Phil Chenevert
00:15:43
Play 13 Part II Chapter 5 - Gulls and Ships Phil Chenevert
00:15:10
Play 14 Part II Chapter 6 - Weather Bureaus Phil Chenevert
00:09:35
Play 15 Part II Chapter 7 - Teaching by Mail Phil Chenevert
00:04:45
Play 16 Part III Chapter 1 - The Animals' Magazine Phil Chenevert
00:07:19
Play 17 Part III Chapter 2 - The Doctor's Story Phil Chenevert
00:05:58
Play 18 Part III Chapter 3 - Gub-Gub's Story Phil Chenevert
00:11:04
Play 19 Part III Chapter 4 - Dab-Dab's Story Phil Chenevert
00:06:02
Play 20 Part III Chapter 5 - The White Mouse's Story Phil Chenevert
00:19:42
Play 21 Part III Chapter 6 - Jip's Story Phil Chenevert
00:16:10
Play 22 Part III Chapter 7 - Too-Too's Story Phil Chenevert
00:14:43
Play 23 Part III Chapter 8 - The Pushmi-Pullyu's Story Phil Chenevert
00:17:44
Play 24 Part IV Chapter 1 - Parcel Post Phil Chenevert
00:14:46
Play 25 Part IV Chapter 2 - The Great Mail Robbery Phil Chenevert
00:09:17
Play 26 Part IV Chapter 3 - Pearls and Brussels Sprouts Phil Chenevert
00:09:31
Play 27 Part IV Chapter 4 - Pearl Divers Phil Chenevert
00:13:51
Play 28 Part IV Chapter 5 - Obombo's Rebellion Phil Chenevert
00:13:45
Play 29 Part IV Chapter 6 - The Doctor's Release Phil Chenevert
00:10:33
Play 30 Part IV Chapter 7 - A Mysterious Letter Phil Chenevert
00:10:01
Play 31 Part IV Chapter 8 - The Land of the Mangrove Swamps Phil Chenevert
00:09:59
Play 32 Part IV Chapter 9 - The Secret Lake Phil Chenevert
00:16:39
Play 33 Part IV Chapter 10 - The Postmaster-General's Last Order Phil Chenevert
00:11:10
Play 34 Part IV Chapter 11 - Good-bye to Fantippo Phil Chenevert
00:09:54