Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world. The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series The reader falls totally under his spell." Many of Herriot's works - including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing - became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television."A very warm, very engaging read. James Herriot (1916-1995) was the pen name of James Alfred 'Alf' Wight, an English vet whose tales of veterinary practice and country life in the Yorkshire Dales have delighted generations. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heartwarming story of determination, love, and companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors. Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. The question constantly hanging over them is: will he be going to war? And when will he get to go home? And whilst he is keen to serve King and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby, despite frequent arguments between his colleagues Siegfried and Tristan, bad-tempered cattle, opinionated farmers, and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog.īut most of all he misses his wife Helen, who is pregnant with their first child.
Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of wartime London is a far cry from James Herriot's day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. This omnibus edition contains the books Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin. TV Tie-In Edition.Įvocative, funny and poignant, this is the third volume of memoirs from James Herriot who inspired the PBS television series All Creatures Great and Small. The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country.
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