Hugh Lofting 
The Story of Doctor Dolittle [EPUB ebook] 
Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts

Hugh John Lofting (1886–1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children’s literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author’s illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I.