Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37421 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Synopsis
The first volume of the classic adventures and misadventures involving the young vet, James Herriot, in the Yorkshire Dales from 1937 onwards.

Customer Reviews

A great place to start!
This is a good place to start if you are yet to read James Herriot. It is the one I read when I was a teenage schoolboy in New Zealand before I went to sleep at night. Now at the age of 43 and living in England, I am still returning to re-read Herriot's books from time to time. He takes the reader into a place and a life that strikes me as one I would love to be a part of. He offers the reader inciteful tales of humour, hardship, humanity and wisdom all set in the extraordinary landscape of rural North Yorkshire. I cannot think of a critical word to say about this author. James Herriot has left a legacy that will continue to bring joy, peace and incite to those who have the fortune to read him. Although not intended or regarded as works of high literature his books rest happily on my shelf alongside works by Marcus Aurelius, Thomas A Kempis, Norman Mailer and Earnest Hemingway. Many thanks Mr Herriot.

All creatures great and small
The James Herriot series of books have given me endless hours of enjoyment. Having seen the television programmes based on these stories I was prepared to be disappointed with the written version, but I was unprepared for the quality of writing skill used. Having read the Gervase Phinn books, about a school inspector in the Dales, I was delighted to find a similar style of writing. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys reading an honest account of life for a vet, during the 1930s.

Classical Excellence
I read Herriot's "If only they could talk" (in Indonesian translation) when I was 10 years old in Indonesia. It gave me an unforgettable impression of the beauty of life. A life that's full of variation, dynamics, and humors at each part. It was one of my favourite books for the next 20 years! After the era of Internet, I tried to find the English version. What I got is this book, "All Creatures Great and Small", which is the expansion of "If Only". Funny, the book gave the same impression as if it's the first time I read it, the same feeling that our life is great, beautiful, dan humourous. The book has its role to form my philosophy of life. Read it, you'll see what I mean. (Another great thing is that now I live in the country of Herriot)