Title: Books by James Herriot Author(s): James Herriot Pages: 1 Publisher: Publication date: Language: English Format: TXT, LIT ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Description: List:
All Creatures Great and Small 01 - If Only They Could Talk.lit
The Lord God Made Them All.lit
EVERY LIVING THING.TXT
JAMES HERRIOTS ANIMAL STORIES.TXT
JAMES HERRIOTS CAT STORIES.TXT
JAMES HERRIOTS FAVORITE DOG STORIES.TXT
(Vet Series 02) It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet.txt
(Vet Series 03) Let Sleeping Vets Lie.txt
(Vet Series 04) Vet in Harness.txt
(Vet Series 05) Vets Might Fly.txt
(Vet Series 06) Vet in a Spin.txt
All Things Wise And Wonderful.txt
James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 - 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations.
In 1969 Wight wrote If Only They Could Talk, the first of the now-famous series based on his life working as a vet and his training in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. In his books, he calls the town where he lives Darrowby, which he based largely on the towns of Thirsk and Sowerby.
The books, which told of the illustrative incidents which happened to him and the people around him, were enormously popular, and by the time of his death he was one of the foremost best-selling authors in both United Kingdom and the United States. Despite his authorial success, he continued practising until a few years before his death with his colleague Donald Sinclair. Owing in part to the British law forbidding veterinary surgeons from advertising, he took a pen name, choosing "James Herriot" after seeing the Scottish goalkeeper Jim Herriot play exceptionally well for Birmingham City F.C. in a televised game against Manchester United. He also renamed Donald and his brother Brian Sinclair as Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, respectively.
As literature, Wight's books don't fit the modern definition of a novel, in that each book doesn't constitute a single narrative. Rather, they are best seen as collections of short stories, following the chronology of Herriot's life. In this way, they are much like the compendium books of Sherlock Holmes stories, where each story stands as a narrative in its own right, but taken together, the collection of stories also becomes greater than the sum of its parts. This style lends itself well to the various collections and adaptations, as selected stories can be enjoyed.
Title: Books by James Herriot