All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet by

Description: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot The highs and lows of being a vet in the Yorkshire Dales are perfectly captured in James Herriots All Creatures Great and Small which contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldnt Happen to a Vet. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description ** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semi-feral cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James finds he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. And when he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world cant help him . . .Since they were first published, James Herriots memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britains best-loved authors.I grew up reading James Herriots books and Im delighted that thirty years on, they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then - Kate HumbleHerriots enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight - Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire Shepherdess Flap The first volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC television series of the same name To the young James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But, as he faces challenges ranging from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semi-feral cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James finds he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. And when he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world cant help him . . . Since they were first published, James Herriots memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal-lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heartwarming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britains best-loved authors. Contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldnt Happen to a Vet Author Biography James Herriot grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College. Shortly afterwards he took up a position as an assistant in a North Yorkshire practice where he remained, with the exception of his wartime service in the RAF, until his death in 1995. He wrote many books about Yorkshire country life, including some for children, but he is best known for his memoirs, beginning with If Only They Could Talk. The books were televised in the enormously popular series All Creatures Great and Small. Review Bulls with sunstroke, pigs on the run and a cake-eating Peke with a betting habit . . . I grew up reading James Herriots book and Im delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then. -- Kate HumbleThe attraction of Herriots ever popular memoirs of a country vet . . . is their alternating highs and lows, humour and pathos, and gripping anecdotes about delivering lambs, grumpy farmers, hypochondriac pet-owners, stroppy cows and blunt Yorkshire characters. And, of course, theres a powerful nostalgia element in these stories about our green and pleasant land in the day before the ravages of ribbon development. * Daily Mail *Herriots enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight -- Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire ShepherdessOn original release in the 1970s, James Herriots insights into the life of a working vet were so popular and enchanting to readers that the area of the Yorkshire Dales in which he practised became known as James Herriot country. * Yorkshire Ridings Magazine * Promotional The highs and lows of being a vet in the Yorkshire Dales are perfectly captured in James Herriots All Creatures Great and Small which contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldnt Happen to a Vet. Review Quote Bulls with sunstroke, pigs on the run and a cake-eating Peke with a betting habit . . . I grew up reading James Herriots book and Im delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then. Promotional "Headline" The highs and lows of being a vet in the Yorkshire Dales are perfectly captured in James Herriots All Creatures Great and Small which contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldnt Happen to a Vet. Details ISBN1529042062 Pages 560 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2020 ISBN-10 1529042062 ISBN-13 9781529042061 Author James Herriot Publication Date 2020-09-17 Short Title All Creatures Great and Small Language English Subtitle The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet DEWEY 636.089092 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2020-09-17 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience Age 18 Imprint Pan Books Audience General AU Release Date 2020-12-08 NZ Release Date 2020-12-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129754916;

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