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Oct 3, 1916 — Feb 23, 1995· 78 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · BIOGRAPHY · VETERINARIANS

James Herriot

Also known as: James Alfred Wight, James Alfred "Alf" Wight

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James Alfred "Alf" Wight, known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners. - Wikipedia

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There have been times in the winter when I have regretted being a vet and this looked like one of them.

— from Moses the kitten

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Only one woof

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Gyp, a cheerful but always silent sheep dog, startles everyone with uncharacteristic behavior during the championship sheep dog trials.

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James Herriot's favourite dog stories

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"When I decided I wanted to be a vet," James Herriot wrote in his introduction to this volume -- his very last completed piece of writing -- "I knew that I wanted to be a dog doctor, so I could spend all my time with dogs." As everyone knows, James Herriot became much more than a dog doctor. But no animal was dearer to his heart, and no animal provided him with more heartwarming and wonderful tales, than man's best friend. Now, for the first time, ten of James Herriot's most beloved stories about dogs are collected in one gorgeous illustrated edition: James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories. Brought to life by the vibrant watercolors of Lesley Holmes, this collection of tales is a welcome gift from one of the greatest storytellers of all time -- James Herriot. - Jacket flap.

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If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1)

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Fresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot’s first job is not panning out exactly as expected. To a Glaswegian like James, 1930s Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges. On the one hand there are his new colleagues, Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, two brothers who attract a constant stream of local girls to whom James is strangely invisible. On the other he must contend with herds of semi-feral cattle, gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo. Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, this is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain’s wild places. (Published in the US as part of the book titled All Creatures Great and Small.)

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