Introduction All Creatures Great and Small was James Herriot’s first book to be published in the United States. In this book, the mature Herriot tells about his youthful self, when he graduated from veterinary school and began working in rural veterinary practice. The narrator like the reader is able to laugh at his naïveté of Herriot, as well as at the people who surround him, including Siegfried Farnon, and his brother, Tristan Farnon. This memoir of James Herriot flashes the simple and
Introduction All Creatures Great and Small was James Herriot’s first book to be published in the United States. In this book, the mature Herriot tells about his youthful self, when he graduated from veterinary school and began working in rural veterinary practice. The narrator like the reader is able to laugh at his naïveté of Herriot, as well as at the people who surround him, including Siegfried Farnon, and his brother, Tristan Farnon. This memoir of James Herriot flashes the simple and
cultures and all those simple things. I stumbled across the book All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot quite by chance. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book because the cover and the name itself never appealed me. I started out on this book just to kill time but in the end, I immensely enjoyed it. While reading this book I got indulged into the magical and memorable world of James Herriot and his salad of heartwarming, funny and tragic patients. This memoir of James Herriot also flashes
was 10, Dr. Murphy gave me a copy of “All Creatures Great and Small” by James Herriot. The book told the story of a country veterinarian and his daily work. To this day, that book remains one of my favorites and always renews my interest in animals. I recently spoke with Dr. Murphy, who is now retired, about his experience in the field of veterinary medicine. He told me, “Kid, its long hours and hard work. No matter how exhausted you are though, it’ll all pay off when you hear a newborn calf