Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures is a Doctor Dolittle book written by Hugh Lofting. The book is a posthumous collection of stories that Lofting originally wrote during the 1920s for the "Herald Tribune Syndicate" but here first included in book form. The book originally contained two introductory pieces followed by eight Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting: Those marked † are omitted in recent reprintings for no given reason. The first four stories may be read at the beginning of "Doctor Dolittle's Garden". "The Green Breasted Martins" follows Chapter XII in "The Story of Doctor Dolittle". "The
Jean Marsh set in the same London house as the original ITV series, 165 Eaton Place, resuming in 1936. Subsequently, a six-part series began transmission in February 2012 with Marsh's character appearing less frequently because of health reasons. Marsh has also written several books: "Fiennders Abbey", "The House of Eliott", and "Iris". Marsh was married to future "Doctor Who" actor Jon Pertwee from 1955 until their divorce in 1960. She has had relationships with Albert Finney, Kenneth Haigh, and film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg. On 3 October 2011, the BBC announced that Marsh had suffered a minor stroke and would miss the beginning