John Dolittle is a doctor who shuns human patients in favor of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world. The stories are set in Victorian England, where Doctor Dolittle lives in the village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country.

Table of Contents:

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

Doctor Dolittle's Circus

Doctor Dolittle's Caravan

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle's Zoo

Doctor Dolittle's Garden

Doctor Dolittle in the Moon

Doctor Dolittle's Return

Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake