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All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
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Summary

Listeners adore James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom, and the basis for the PBS Masterpiece drama.

In the midst of World War II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing characters—animal and human alike—Herriot enthralls with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and heartfelt yarn.

Millions of readers and listeners have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.

©1977 by James Herriot; (P)1996 by Audio Renaissance Tapes, a Division of CPU, Inc. Animals Biological Sciences Outdoors & Nature Pets & Animal Care Science Feel-Good
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“Christopher Timothy played James Herriot in the beloved BBC series "All Creatures Great and Small." Here Timothy reprises his role as the young country vet in this third collection of Herriot stories....Sit back with a cup of tea as Timothy tells you funny, gentle and occasionally sad tales about characters such as local farmers with broad accents; the posh Mrs. Pomphrey, whose overfed Poermanian passes gas; and the Ministry of Agriculture officials, who rake James over the coals for inept form-filling. Timothy develops countless individual voices with different class accents, and all are perfect.” —AudioFile

“... humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness... gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable.” —Columbus Dispatch
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my favourite series. I never tie of listening to these books. like greeting old friends

A classic

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I am on my 8th read...love these books........still have my tattered paperbacks from last century

James Herriott...

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Fantastic production. Well read and great stories. Especially liked the rich characters told with their own wonderful accents.

Yorkshire farmers and their faithful vet

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I spend my childhood in a Dutch country village in the 50's With poor mixed produce farms exactly like the Yorkshire Dales. James Heriot brings it to life his expressional writing in minute detail transports me back to my youth. The simple but harsh life, I took for granted at the time, floods back to me. The animals, draught horses cows pigs chickens orchards the heavy work on the fields with all its harshness comes back alive in his writings. Christopher Timothy play's all the roles superbly you feel you are there. I know I was there! It was as James tells us. Harsh and unforgiving but wholesome and spiritually strengthening. Unfortunately we are used to modern life and never able to go back to this harsh world. James through Timothy makes us live it through there eyes in comfort. Thanks well done!👍👍👍

Christopher Timothy is wonderfull he makes it real

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Can't fault it! Christopher Timothy's rendition of this classic is tender, warm, witty, and lively.

Just so good

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