
Length7h 4m
About this audiobook
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the third of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books. Set on the West Coast of Africa, the 1923 book follows the episodic format of most other books in the series. In the beginning of the book, Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, then organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, ruled over by King Koko. Mobilizing migrating birds to carry people's mail from continent to continent, Doctor Dolittle effectively anticipates the 20th Century invention of air mail. Over the course of later chapters, he discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric 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 personal story. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals everywhere.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 29, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Doctor Dolittle's
2ILLUSTRATIONS
3PROLOGUE
4PART I
5CHAPTER I ZUZANA
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6CHAPTER II THE DOCTOR'S RECEPTION ON THE WARSHIP
7CHAPTER III A GREAT GUNNER
8CHAPTER IV THE ROYAL MAILS OF FANTIPPO
9CHAPTER V THE VOYAGE DELAYED
10CHAPTER VI NO-MAN'S-LAND
11CHAPTER VII THE ANIMALS' PARADISE
12CHAPTER VIII THE SWIFTEST MAIL IN THE WORLD
13PART II
14CHAPTER I A MOST UNUSUAL POST OFFICE
15CHAPTER II CHEAPSIDE
16CHAPTER III THE BIRDS THAT HELPED COLUMBUS
17CHAPTER IV CAPE STEPHEN LIGHT
18CHAPTER V GULLS AND SHIPS
19CHAPTER VI WEATHER BUREAUS
20CHAPTER VII TEACHING BY MAIL
21PART III
22CHAPTER I THE ANIMALS' MAGAZINE
23CHAPTER II THE DOCTOR'S STORY
24CHAPTER III GUB-GUB'S STORY
25CHAPTER IV DAB-DAB'S STORY
26CHAPTER V THE WHITE MOUSE'S STORY
27CHAPTER VI JIP'S STORY
28CHAPTER VII TOO-TOO'S STORY
29CHAPTER VIII THE PUSHMI-PULLYU'S STORY
30PART IV
31CHAPTER I PARCEL POST
32CHAPTER II THE GREAT MAIL ROBBERY
33CHAPTER III PEARLS AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS
34CHAPTER IV PEARL DIVERS
35CHAPTER V OBOMBO'S REBELLION
36CHAPTER VI THE DOCTOR'S RELEASE
37CHAPTER VII A MYSTERIOUS LETTER
38CHAPTER VIII THE LAND OF THE MANGROVE SWAMPS
39CHAPTER IX THE SECRET LAKE
40CHAPTER X THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S LAST ORDER
41CHAPTER XI GOOD-BYE TO FANTIPPO