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The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

The Story of Dr. Dolittle: Audiobook

by Hugh Lofting · narrated by Bobbie Frohman · unabridged · 2007

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Dr. Dolittle runs 2.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bobbie Frohman (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.7listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Kids)store shelf
2007released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of Dr. Dolittle at common listening paces
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1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 2,649 Action & Adventure (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Bobbie Frohman

Bobbie Frohman narrates 67 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 308 hours in all.

All Bobbie Frohman audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) shelf

126 Action & Adventure (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Alex Phelp runs 0.2 hours longer (2.9 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Simon Hester runs 0.2 hours longer (2.9 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Michael Lyons runs 0.4 hours shorter (2.3 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Randal Schaffer runs 0.2 hours shorter (2.5 hours).

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Story of Dr. Dolittle is an audiobook by Hugh Lofting: a 2.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bobbie Frohman, released January 1, 2007, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) and Classics (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.7 hrs
Narrated by
Bobbie Frohman
Released
January 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Kids), Classics (Kids)
ISBN
9780978755362

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of Dr. Dolittle as an audiobook?

The Story of Dr. Dolittle runs 2.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.

Is The Story of Dr. Dolittle free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Story of Dr. Dolittle?

The Story of Dr. Dolittle is narrated by Bobbie Frohman.