Doctor Dolittle's Return

Doctor Dolittle's Return
Author(s)	Hugh Lofting
Illustrator	Hugh Lofting
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Doctor Dolittle
Genre(s)	Fantasy, Children's novel
Publisher	Frederick A. Stokes
Publication date	1933
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN	N/A
Preceded by	Doctor Dolittle in the Moon
Followed by	Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake

Published in 1933, Doctor Dolittle's Return was the first Doctor Dolittle book in five years. Doctor Dolittle in the Moon was supposed to be the last book but, as with Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, the author relented. The tone is lighter and more comic, and is surprisingly short, the shortest book since the first one.

Plot summary

Tommy Stubbins is waiting for Doctor Dolittle's return from the Moon and when the Doctor does so, he is anxious to write of what he has experienced. This proves more difficult than expected. The poignancy of the doctor's lunar experiences is juxtaposed with his hilarious attempts to be put into jail so he will be free of all responsibilities and will be able to write his book.