Dec 20, 2009
All Things Wise and Wonderful | All Things Wise and Wonderful
At a glance:
- Author: James Herriot
- 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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