Buy 3, pay for 2 — use code TRIPLE at checkout.
Hugh Lofting
AuthorBooks · Second hand1886-1947
Hugh John Lofting was an English-American writer, trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle. The fictional physician talking to animals, based in an English village, first appeared in illustrated letters to his children which Lofting sent from British Army trenches in the First World War. Lofting settled in the United States soon after the war and before his first book was published.
168
Titles
14
Featured books
5
Curiosities
Second-hand books by Hugh Lofting
Buy second-hand books by Hugh Lofting, checked by Hamelyn from $1. Find available titles with discounts compared with new prices and convenient delivery to your home or pickup point. View full catalog
Up to -70%
Curiosities about Hugh Lofting
Birth
1886
Death
1947
First book
1920
Years writing
106
Hugh Lofting was a civil engineer who traded blueprints for children's literature.
His iconic character, Doctor Dolittle, was born in illustrated letters sent from the trenches of World War I.
The author created the doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh to entertain children when real news was too horrible.
Beyond writing, Lofting illustrated his own stories, bringing his fantastic worlds to life.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 168 works focused on fiction and the animal kingdom.