All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor

James Herriot

Nov 2020 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Nicholas Ralph

About this audiobook

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**

"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston Chronicle

A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.

All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series. Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.

For fifty years, generations of readers have flocked to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.

In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school.

James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain listeners and readers of all ages.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

Ratings and reviews

historical, hilarious, memoir, nonfiction, 1930s, short-stories, rural, village, Yorkshire, veterinarian, verbal-humor***** Of course I started with Book two. But here I finally got to Book one and none of the rest mattered. I think I'm glad I waited this long to listen to this fun classic story written by a real rural veterinarian in the 1930s because this performer is so good that he is doing the BBC series! The whole is beyond wonderful!!! This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the new PBS Masterpiece series and his interpretation is wonderful! I love listening to him as he portrays Herriot and everyone else. I requested and received a free audio copy from MacMillan Audio via NetGalley. Thank you!

LOVED THE READER... I have loved the book since I was a kid... I hope this reader narrates the rest of the books!!!

About the author

James Herriot lived in Yorkshire, England with his wife and family, where his son has now taken over his veterinary practice. He is the author of the classic international bestsellers All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, and The Lord God Made Them All. He is also the author of numerous collections of short stories and a series of illustrated books for children. Dr. Herriot died in February 1995.

Reader Christopher Timothy starred as James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, the internationally-renowned BBC television series based on Dr. Herriot's work. A 25-year veteran of stage, screen and TV, Mr. Timothy is winner of the prestigious Sir John Gielgud Scholarship and the Sir Laurence Olivier Award.