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Published posthumously (Lofting died 1947) -- longest in the series and darkest in tone; "for the first time acknowledges 'nature red in tooth and claw' "; almost misanthropic with comedy "a mere sprinkling"<li>Published 15 years after the preceding novel, <i>Doctor Dolittle Returns</i><li>Frederick Abbott Stokes of New York, the publisher of all previous Dolittle books, had died in 1939. Many people from the New York City books industry attended his funeral service, including the Loftings. --Wikipedia "Frederick A. Stokes"; <i>NY Times</i> 1939-11-19 p38 Lippincott of Philadelphia had acquired the Frederick A. Stokes Company in 1943. It published <i>The Secret Lake</i> as "A Stokes book". --ISFDB publisher and publication records </ul></div> <div class="notes"><b>Synopsis:</b> Doctor Dolittle rescues Mudface the Giant Turtle, who had been a passenger on Noah's Ark. "Mudface's account of the Flood and its aftermath takes up most of the book." --Wikipedia</div> <b>User Rating:</b> This title has no votes. <a class="inverted bold" href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/edit/vote.cgi?1354279" dir="ltr">VOTE</a> <br> <b>Current Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/tag.cgi?3285" dir="ltr">juvenile fantasy</a> (1) <a class="inverted bold" href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/edit/edittags.cgi?1354279" dir="ltr">Add Tags</a> </div> <div class="ContentBox"> <h3 class="contentheader">Publications</h3> <table class="publications"> <tr class="table2"> <th class="publication_title">Title</th> <th class="publication_date">Date</th> <th class="publication_author_editor">Author/Editor</th> <th class="publication_publisher">Publisher/Pub. Series</th> <th class="publication_isbn_catalog">ISBN/Catalog ID</th> <th class="publication_price">Price</th> <th class="publication_pages">Pages</th> <th class="publication_format">Format</th> <th class="publication_type">Type</th> <th class="publication_cover_artist">Cover Artist</th> <th class="publication_verif">Verif</th> </tr> <tr class="table1"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?601615" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake</a></td> <td>1948-00-00</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20757" dir="ltr">Longmans</a></td> <td dir="ltr"> </td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">C$3.50<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD</span></div></td> <td> 380 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">hc<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.</span></div></td> <td>novel</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table0"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?368455" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake</a></td> <td>1948-10-00</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?115" dir="ltr">J. B. Lippincott</a></td> <td dir="ltr"> </td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">$3.00<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">$: US dollar. ISO code: USD</span></div></td> <td> xii+<br>366 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">hc<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.</span></div></td> <td>novel</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table1"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?370616" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake</a></td> <td>1949-00-00</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?661" dir="ltr">Jonathan Cape</a></td> <td dir="ltr"> </td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">9/-<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).</span></div></td> <td> 351 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">hc<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.</span></div></td> <td>novel</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table0"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?368454" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake</a></td> <td>1966-10-00</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?661" dir="ltr">Jonathan Cape</a></td> <td dir="ltr">0-224-60446-5</td> <td> </td> <td> 352 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">hc<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.</span></div></td> <td>novel</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table1"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?368453" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake</a></td> <td>1992-00-00</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?214" dir="ltr">Red Fox</a></td> <td dir="ltr">0-09-988080-6</td> <td> </td> <td> 448 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">pb<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.</span></div></td> <td>novel</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table0"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?752414" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle: The Complete Collection</a></td> <td>2019-11-12</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1498" dir="ltr">Aladdin</a></td> <td dir="ltr">978-1-5344-5034-9</td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">$59.99<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">$: US dollar. ISO code: USD</span></div></td> <td> 3264 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">tp<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.</span></div></td> <td>omni</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table1"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?752875" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle: The Complete Collection</a></td> <td>2019-11-12</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1498" dir="ltr">Aladdin</a></td> <td dir="ltr">978-1-5344-5035-6</td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">$99.99<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">$: US dollar. ISO code: USD</span></div></td> <td> 3264 </td> <td><div class="tooltip tooltipright">hc<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.</span></div></td> <td>omni</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr class="table0"> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?752399" dir="ltr">Doctor Dolittle: The Complete Collection: Vol. 4</a></td> <td>2019-11-12</td> <td> <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5360" dir="ltr">Hugh Lofting</a></td> <td dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1498" dir="ltr">Aladdin</a></td> <td dir="ltr">978-1-5344-4901-5</td> <td dir="ltr"><div class="tooltip tooltipright">$10.99<sup class="mouseover">?</sup><span class="tooltiptext tooltipnarrow tooltipright">$: US dollar. 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