Doctor Dolittle's Circus (Musaicum Children's Classics). Hugh Lofting

      Hugh Lofting

      Doctor Dolittle's Circus (Musaicum Children's Classics)

      Children's Adventure Classic

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      2020 OK Publishing

      EAN 4064066384661

      Table of Contents

       PART ONE

       Chapter 1. The Fireside Circle

       Chapter 2. The Doctor Meets a Friend – and a Relative

       Chapter 3. Business Arrangements

       Chapter 4. The Doctor Is Discovered

       Chapter 5. The Doctor Is Discouraged

       Chapter 6. Sophie, from Alaska

       Chapter 7. The Messenger from the North

       PART TWO

       Chapter 1. Planning the Escape

       Chapter 2. “Animals’ Night” at the Circus

       Chapter 3. In the Deserted Garden

       Chapter 4. The Leader of the Bloodhounds

       Chapter 5. The Passengers from Penchurch

       Chapter 6. The Grantchester Coach

       PART THREE

       Chapter 1. The Highwayman’s Double

       Chapter 2. To the Sea by River

       Chapter 3. Sir William Peabody, J. P.

       Chapter 4. Nightshade the Vixen

       Chapter 5. “The Dolittle Safety Packet”

       PART FOUR

       Chapter 1. Back to the Circus

       Chapter 2. The Patent Medicine Riots

       Chapter 3. Nino

       Chapter 4. Another Talking Horse

       Chapter 5. The Star Turn Gives a Great Performance

       Chapter 6. Beppo the Great

       Chapter 7. The Perfect Pasture

       Chapter 8. The Retired Cab and Wagon Horses’ Association

       PART FIVE

       Chapter 1. Mr. Bellamy of Manchester

       Chapter 2. Animal Plays

       Chapter 3. The Poster and the Statue

       Chapter 4. Fame, Fortune – and Rain

       Chapter 5. Mr. Blossom’s Mysterious Disappearance

       Chapter 6. The Doctor Becomes Manager of the Circus

       Chapter 7. Matthew Mugg, Assistant Manager

       Chapter 8. The Dolittle Circus

      PART ONE

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      Chapter 1

       The Fireside Circle

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      This is the story of that part of Doctor Dolittle’s adventures which came about through his joining and travelling with a circus. He had not planned in the beginning to follow this life for any considerable time. His intention had only been to take the pushmi-pullyu out on show long enough to make sufficient money to pay the sailor back for the boat which had been borrowed and wrecked.

      But a remark Too-Too had made was true; it was not so hard for John Dolittle to become rich – for indeed he was easily satisfied where money was concerned – but it was a very different matter for him to remain rich. Dab-Dab used to say that during the years she had known him he had, to her knowledge, been quite well off five or six times; but that the more money he had, the sooner you could expect him to be poor again.

      Dab-Dab’s idea of a fortune was not, of course, very large. But certainly during his experience with the circus