Publication Date: Jan 1972

Synopsis:

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. Some visits are heart-wrenchingly difficult, such as one to an old man in the village whose very ill dog is his only friend and companion, some are lighthearted and fun, such as Herriot’s periodic visits to the overfed and pampered Pekinese Tricki Woo who throws parties and has his own stationery, and yet others are inspirational and enlightening, such as Herriot’s recollections of poor farmers who will scrape their meager earnings together to be able to get proper care for their working animals. From seeing to his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth.

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What To Expect:

All Creatures Great and Small is a memoir and chronicles the author’s life as a new vet in the English countryside. This is book 1 in the series.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild – Damn, hell, ass, b*tch (used to describe an actual female dog)

Sexual Content: Clean – Kisses only, implied as passionate, but not described

Violence: Animal wounds and operations mildly described

Substance Use: Mild – Drinking and smoking, on page drunkenness

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: None

Other Topics: None

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