![]() ![]() Not to worry, though-we can help you navigate them. ![]() Kicking off a successful franchise, Herriot’s books have remained in print for decades and inspired films and a successful, 90-episode BBC television series, among others.Īs well-loved as they are, however, getting into Herriot’s books for the first time can be a bit confusing, as they were published in the UK and the States in different editions, under different titles. He wrote this book because he wanted to share all of his amazing stories with people, including the most memorable animals that he had ever met. In the years since he began publishing, Wight (as Herriot) has authored numerous books, most of them about animals and his experiences as a vet. The book All Creatures Great and Small is based on the real life experiences of a veterinarian named James Herriot. Because regulations from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons required that he not advertise, he wrote his first successful books under a pen name, in this case James Herriot, taken from the name of footballer Jim Herriot of Scotland, after Wight saw Herriot playing at Birmingham City. ![]() Though he had dabbled in writing throughout his life, he only seriously turned to attempting to publish after he was 50 years old and had already been a practicing vet for decades. Born James Alfred Wight in 1916 Sunderland, the author better known by his pen name James Herriot worked in veterinary practice for more than 50 years, and his time as a veterinarian informs his best-known and most beloved books. ![]()
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