All Things Wise and Wonderful - The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

Zusatztext Herriot's enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight. Informationen zum Autor James Herriot, a pseudonym for James Alfred Wight, grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College. Shortly afterwards he took up a position as an assistant in a North Yorkshire practice where he remained, with the exception of his wartime service in the RAF, until his death in 1995. He wrote many books about Yorkshire country life, including some for children, but he is best known for his memoirs, which begin with If Only They Could Talk . The books were televised in the enormously popular series All Creatures Great and Small . Klappentext The third collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of London is a far cry from James Herriot's day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. And while he is keen to serve Queen and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby - despite frequent arguments between his colleagues, bad-tempered cattle and equally irritable farmers, and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog. But most of all he misses his wife Helen; pregnant with their first child. The question is constantly hanging over him - will he be going to war? And when will he get to go home? Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors. This omnibus edition comprises of Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin. World War Two and training for the RAF interrupts James Herriot’s life as a country vet in All Things Wise and Wonderful . This omnibus edition comprises Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin. Zusammenfassung World War Two and training for the RAF interrupts James Herriot’s life as a country vet in All Things Wise and Wonderful. This omnibus edition comprises Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin....

Product details

• Authors: James Herriot, Herriot James
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.01.2013
• EAN: 9781447226062
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-2606-2
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 198 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; London, Greater London, NATURE / Animals / General, Autobiography: general, Yorkshire, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Food Animal, Humour, The countryside, country life: general interest, Farm & working animals, Veterinary medicine: large animals (domestic / farm), The countryside, country life, c 1940 to c 1949, Veterinary medicine: large animals, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Animal Husbandry, Farm and working animals: general interest, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events