Hugh Lofting 2 hr 21 min read

Dr. Dolittle, who talks to the animals, lands upon the Moon, a strange world of colors, perfumes, and living things no human has ever known.

Hugh Lofting's 1928 novel carries the beloved animal-doctor on his most far-flung adventure yet, into a lunar biosphere of wonder and mystery. Whimsical, tender, imaginative children's fantasy. Read it for a classic Dolittle tale that turns the Moon into a garden of marvels for the good doctor to explore.

In its time

Published in 1928, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

2 hr 21 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).