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All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
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Publisher's summary

Listeners adore James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom, and
the basis for the PBS Masterpiece drama.

In the midst of World War II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing characters—animal and human alike—Herriot enthralls with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and heartfelt yarn.

Millions of readers and listeners have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.

©1977 by James Herriot (P)1996 by Audio Renaissance Tapes, a Division of CPU, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Christopher Timothy played James Herriot in the beloved BBC series "All Creatures Great and Small." Here Timothy reprises his role as the young country vet in this third collection of Herriot stories....Sit back with a cup of tea as Timothy tells you funny, gentle and occasionally sad tales about characters such as local farmers with broad accents; the posh Mrs. Pomphrey, whose overfed Poermanian passes gas; and the Ministry of Agriculture officials, who rake James over the coals for inept form-filling. Timothy develops countless individual voices with different class accents, and all are perfect.” —AudioFile

“... humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness... gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable.” —Columbus Dispatch

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Luv the story

Transports me to a wonderful world thank you .. Please audible I wish you could fix the ending as its placed near chapter 55 not at the end but it still is such a special story and is so well read

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A treasure!!!

These books and the audio performances by Christopher Timothy have been a treasure to me! I would recommend them to anyone!

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Well performed, perfectly paced!

Well performed, perfectly paced. Lilting, musical, sentimental and inspiring., just as we expect from the Vet who makes house calls.

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another fantastic book by James Herriot!!!

I have one left of this series and I'm so sad about that. I wish I could read James herriot's Books for the rest of my life. they are so entertaining, heartwarming, fun, exciting, and hysterical! I just can't get enough!

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James Herriot is lovable!

I love all that James Herriot (aka Alf wight) has written. I can listen to these books over and over again!

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Narrator is fantastic.

The narrator makes the book come alive. He does a great job with accents and quirky characters.

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The best most relaxing feel good stories

I absolutely love james herriot stories!!! they are so calming and endearing. I fall asleep to them every night.

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so wonderful

This is probably my 4th time reading these books and they are just as great as they were in the seventies!

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The vignettes match the title

I love the values, character, and ethics of James Herriot. The vignettes are”wise and wonderful”.

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Heartwarming!

Well read, fun stories. Just great feel-good literature and a beautiful glimpse back in time. Herriot has such a great attitude toward the difficulties of life.

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