Dec 18, 2009
All Things Bright and Beautiful | All Things Bright and Beautiful
At a glance:
- Author: James Herriot
- First Published: 1974
- Time of Work: 1939–1943
- Setting: Yorkshire, England
- Principal Characters: James Herriot, Helen Alderson Herriot, Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, Granville Bennett, Mrs. Dalby, Richard Carmody, Mrs. Donovan, The Dimmocks
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Cattle, Autobiography, 1940’s, Rural or country life, Doctors, England or English people, Pets, Animals, Livestock, Veterinarians
- Locales: Yorkshire, England
Form and Content
In All Things Bright and Beautiful, James Herriot gathers
together a series of loosely related episodes detailing his life from
the time of his marriage in 1941 to his call to military service in
1943, with an occasional flashback to his courtship of Helen Alderson.
Originally published in England as two separate books, All Things
Bright and Beautiful has no overall structure or climax. The
episodes, which are not in strict chronological order, can be read
separately, although Herriot seems to expect that his readers have
read All Creatures...
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