All Creatures Great and Small

The book is a collection of autobiographical stories from James Herriot's experiences as a veterinary surgeon in rural Yorkshire, England, beginning in the late 1930s.

This book has been adapted into multiple television series and films. Notable adaptations include a 1975 film, a long-running BBC television series that began in 1978, and a more recent Channel 5/PBS television series that premiered in 2020.

While the books follow Herriot's career chronologically, each volume, including All Creatures Great and Small, can be enjoyed as a standalone collection of stories. New readers can start here without feeling lost.