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THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE - HUGH LOFTING TAS...

Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo and wildlife
museum in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He later
studied engineering in London and the United States  and visited Canada  Africa and the West
Indies. After his marriage in 1912 he settled in the United States. Hugh Lofting fought in the
trenches during World War I and it was whilst observing the lack of compassion shown to the
horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born. He was the main
character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The successful
publication of The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 was followed by a further eleven books. In
1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.

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