Doctor Dolittle’s Return
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Doctor Dolittle’s Return is a 1928 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting that continues the adventures of the animal-talking Doctor Dolittle in a series of fantastical episodes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Dolittle's Return | 1 |
| Doctor Dolittle’s Return canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12106947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctor Dolittle’s Return Context triple: [Doctor Dolittle, appearsIn, Doctor Dolittle’s Return]
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A.
Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan
Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan is a 1926 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting that follows the animal-speaking doctor as he takes a traveling caravan show across the English countryside.
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B.
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle is a fictional physician who can talk to animals, created by author Hugh Lofting and featured in a popular series of children's books and film adaptations.
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C.
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office is a 1923 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting in which the animal-speaking doctor organizes an international postal service run largely by animals.
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D.
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake is a children's novel in the Doctor Dolittle series, featuring the animal-talking doctor on a new adventure involving a mysterious hidden lake.
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E.
Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary
Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary is a posthumously published children's novel, completed by Hugh Lofting's widow, that continues the adventures of the animal-talking Doctor Dolittle with a focus on the story of a green canary named Pippinella.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctor Dolittle’s Return Target entity description: Doctor Dolittle’s Return is a 1928 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting that continues the adventures of the animal-talking Doctor Dolittle in a series of fantastical episodes.
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A.
Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan
Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan is a 1926 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting that follows the animal-speaking doctor as he takes a traveling caravan show across the English countryside.
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B.
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle is a fictional physician who can talk to animals, created by author Hugh Lofting and featured in a popular series of children's books and film adaptations.
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C.
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office is a 1923 children’s novel by Hugh Lofting in which the animal-speaking doctor organizes an international postal service run largely by animals.
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D.
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake is a children's novel in the Doctor Dolittle series, featuring the animal-talking doctor on a new adventure involving a mysterious hidden lake.
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E.
Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary
Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary is a posthumously published children's novel, completed by Hugh Lofting's widow, that continues the adventures of the animal-talking Doctor Dolittle with a focus on the story of a green canary named Pippinella.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Doctor Dolittle's Return