"e;All that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him- indeed a great deal of the happenings in 'The Story of Doctor Dolittle' took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in."e;In this the second Dolittle book, Tommy Stubbins becomes the Good Doctor s assistant and also learns to speak in the language of the animals form Polynesia. Thrill with all of your old friends and make a few new ones. This edition contains over 20 of Hugh Lofting's delightful original illustration.