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The Classic Memoirs of a 1930s Vet. As seen on Channel 5 in the remake of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’


James Herriot’s 'All Creatures Great and Small’ series of books are brought together in his first two-in-one volume, containing the first and second books in the series:
‘If Only They Could Talk’ and ‘It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet’


Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semi-feral cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James finds he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. And when he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world can’t help him . . .

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 Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.

Paperback.