Books by Hugh Lofting in PDF or EPUB

Hugh Lofting was a British-born author and illustrator, best known as the creator of Doctor Dolittle. After settling in the United States, he wrote and illustrated a series of children’s books that became classics of 20th-century literature.

The character began in letters Lofting sent to his children from the trenches of World War I, where he imagined a physician who could talk with animals. These tales grew into The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920) and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), which earned the 1923 Newbery Medal.

Lofting’s stories are remembered for their warmth, humor, and compassion for animals, even as some early editions contain period stereotypes later revised in modern printings. He also wrote beyond the series, including the wartime poem Victory for the Slain (1942), and remains an enduring figure in children’s literature.