All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small is a series of books, movies, and TV series based on books written by James Alfred Wight under the pen name James Herriot based on his experiences as a veterinary surgeon in the Yorkshire Dales, in the fictional town of Darrowby, based on a combination of Thirsk, Richmond, Leyburn and Middleham. Alf Wight’s first two books of stories sold a few thousand copies each in the UK. It was a New York publisher who changed the childish-looking cover art and combined the works under the title “All Creatures Great and Small,” a phrase borrowed from the 19th century English hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful.

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• At first I wondered where Tristan fitted into the set up. Was he supposed to be seeing practice, having a holiday, working or What? But it soon became clear that he was a factotum ...

He would get out his daily Mirror, light a Woodine and settle down til sleep overcame him. If Siegfried rushed in on him he grabbed the bottle and started to shake it madly, inspecting the contents at intervals. Then he went through to the dispensary, filled up the bottle and labelled it.

It was a sound, workable system but it had one big snag.

• • New York Times best seller ^{[specific citation needed]}

Quotes about All creatures great and small

• Absolutely super, a rarity, magnificently written, insightful, unforgettable. . . . If you have ever loved a friend, human or otherwise, this is the book for you. (Houston Chronicle)
  • All Creatures Great and Small Paperback – May 6 2014 ^{[dead link]}