All Creatures Great and Small
Follow James Herriot as he begins his veterinary career in the beautiful but challenging Yorkshire Dales. He quickly learns that rural practice is far from what he studied, facing everything from difficult diagnoses to eccentric animal owners. These are heartwarming, humorous, and sometimes heartbreaking true stories of life with animals and the people who love them.
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.