James Herriot
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English
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For over thirty years, generations of readers have thrilled to James Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of being a vet in rural Yorkshire are very different than the sterile setting of veterinary school. Herriot recounts the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary...
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English
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"All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small, and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants--both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine as we laugh, cry, and delight in the portraits of his many varied animal patients...
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All creatures great and small volume 4
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English
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Continues the memoirs of Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot, as life for Herriot, his wife, and two children gets back to normal after World War II.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**
"Nicholas Ralph's readings of Herriot's stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston Chronicle
A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.
All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion
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English
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This fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki Woo) and introduces new ones, including Herriot's children Rosie and Jimmy and the marvelously eccentric vet Calum Buchanan.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 589 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Series six continues the story of James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), his wife Helen (Lynda Bellingham) and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy). The period is now the early fifties, and Siegfried pronounces great things for the forthcoming Elizabethan age."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 677 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The final installment of the heart-warming tale about Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot, his wife Helen and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon. Life at the small veterinary practice continues to challenge the partners, but through all the trials and tribulations, the social upheavals and the years gone by, friendship and family prove themselves as strong as ever.
Pub. Date
[2002]
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4 videodiscs (approximately 700 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Depicts the life of an English country veterinarian after the end of World War II, as he adjusts to peacetime and rediscovers the joy he once felt in helping sick animals--from a woman's eccentric obession with her pet Pekingese to frustrating encounters with a miserly dairy farmer distrustful of modern medicine.
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2008.
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2 sound discs (1 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young listeners. From the springtime frolic of "Oscar, Cat-About-Town" to the yuletide warmth of "The Christmas Day Kitten", these stories are perennial favorites.
