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Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

by Hugh LOFTING (1886 - 1947)

Part IV Chapter 8 - The Land of the Mangrove Swamps

Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the exciting third in the series of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books. As usual, the Doctor has many adventures while helping his animal friends and the people he meets. At the start book, Doctor Dolittle gets help from the sea birds to help to capture a notorious slave trader and free his captives, then organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, ruled over by King Koko. He does this of course with the help of all his animal friends especially the birds. He discovers a hidden island populated by peace loving 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 quaint and personal story. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals everywhere. ..Whew! what an adventure! .

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Listen next episodes of Doctor Dolittle's Post Office:
Part IV Chapter 10 - The Postmaster-General's Last Order , Part IV Chapter 11 - Good-bye to Fantippo , Part IV Chapter 9 - The Secret Lake