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Series: Doctor Dolittle

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  • Series: Doctor Dolittle Series Record # 22969
  • Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
  • Note:
    • US newspapers show "Doctor", "Dr.", and "Mr.", and both "Dolittle" and "Doolittle", at least 1920 to 1922.
    • ''The Making of Dr. Dolittle'' (Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1922) is an 8-page promotion of the series, prior to publication of the first sequel, including some biog, bibliog, and developmental information. Digital copy at HathiTrust Digital Library. Contents in part: -- p5, Still More that Must be Told; As Hugh Lofting Sees Himself (cartoons) -- p6, What The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is About (on the first sequel, forthcoming 1922)
    • Advertising Doctor Dolittle's Return (1933), the 9th "Doctor Dolittle" title, British publisher Jonathan Cape notes: "The Rest of the Dolittle Books are now 5s. each // There are nine of them; [list of 9]." The listed ninth preceding volume is Gub-Gub's Book (1932), nominally an instalment of the Encyclopedia of Food by Gub-Gub the pig. --The Observer 1933-12-10 p6 "Illustrated Books for Boys and Girls" --May Lamberton Becker NY Herald-Tribune 1933-12-10 pG9 "Books for Young People" (as lead review among five) --See also Wikipedia
    • Not in this database: Doctor Dolittle's Birthday Book (1936, (c)1935), a day-book containing Dolittle illustrations and quotations (OCLC 7771708, OCLC 17648656)
  • Series Tags: juvenile fantasy (14), pgl (2), Librivox (2), young-adult fantasy (1), juvenile (1)
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