All Things Wise and Wonderful (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Alfred Wight
- First Published: 1976
- Time of Work: The 1930’s and 1940’s
- Setting: The Yorkshire Dales in northern England
- Principal Characters: James Herriot, Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, Helen Alderson Herriot, Jimmy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Dogs, Autobiography, 1940’s, World War II, Rural or country life, Doctors, England or English people, Military life or service, Pets, Animals, Veterinarians
- Locales: England
Form and Content
All Things Wise and Wonderful is the third in a series of four books by James Herriot in which he describes his life as a country veterinarian in Yorkshire, England, the other volumes being All Creatures Great and Small (1972), All Things Bright and Beautiful (1974), and The Lord God Made Them All (1981). Herriot was past fifty before he wrote his first book, but his warmth and humor coupled with a lively and readable literary style immediately launched his works to the best-seller lists.
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