Doctor Dolittle's Circus

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Doctor Dolittle's Circus
Author Hugh Lofting
Country United States
Language English
Series Doctor Dolittle
Genre(s) Children's novel
Publisher Lippincott
Publication date 1924
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN NA
Preceded by Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
Followed by Doctor Dolittle's Zoo

Doctor Dolittle's Circus is set in England sometime between the original story and the later voyages narrated by Stubbins. The doctor needs money to pay off a voyage to Africa, so he joins the circus with the pushmi-pullyu 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.

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