Lofting, Hugh 1886-1947 creator text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Doctor Dolittle's Post Office" by Hugh Lofting is a novel published in 1923. Set on the West Coast of Africa, the story follows Doctor Dolittle as he captures a slave trader's ship and establishes a revolutionary postal service for the African kingdom of Fantippo. Using migrating birds to carry mail across continents, he anticipates modern airmail while encountering prehistoric creatures, inventing animal alphabets, and battling armies. The tale culminates in his meeting with Mudface the Turtle, the oldest living creature on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Dolittle%27s_Post_Office Illustrated by the author. Release date is 2019-02-23 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Fantasy fiction Animals -- Juvenile fiction Africa, West -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified 23012962 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58947 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58947 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134346.0 58947