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James Herriot (1) [1916–1995]

This page covers the author of All Creatures Great and Small.

For other authors named James Herriot, see the disambiguation page.

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James Herriot was born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland, England on October 3, 1916. He and his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland in late October of 1916. Herriot attended Yoker Primary School from August 1921 to June 1928. He went on to attend Hillhead High School from September 1928 to 30 June 1933, before graduating from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939. Herriot got a job at the Yorkshire practice of J. Donald Sinclair in 1940. He was a part of the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1943. In 1966 Herriot began writing at the age of 50. In 1972, All Creatures Great and Small is published, followed by All Things Bright and Beautiful in 1974. On February 4, 1975, Herriot received the American Veterinary Medical Association's Award of Appreciation. In 1977, All Things Wise and Wonderful is published, and a year later the BBC television series of All Creatues Great and Small begins. In 1979, Herriot receives the Order of the British Empire and honorary Litt.D. From Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He follows that honor with the publication of The Lord God Made Them All in 1981.The following year, Herriot is made a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and in 1983, receives an honorary D.V.Sc. from Liverpool University. Nearly a decade later, Herriot publishes Every Living Thing in 1992. He had written 15 books, which sold 50 million copies in 20 countries and worked as a vet for over 50 years before finally retiring. James Herriot died February 23, 1995, at the age of 78 of cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from All Creatures Great and Small… (more)
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All Creatures Great and Small 7,229 copies, 125 reviews
All Things Bright and Beautiful 4,566 copies, 42 reviews
All Things Wise and Wonderful 4,070 copies, 30 reviews
The Lord God Made Them All 3,790 copies, 22 reviews
Every Living Thing 2,953 copies, 21 reviews
James Herriot's Treasury for Children 2,522 copies, 18 reviews
James Herriot's Dog Stories 1,560 copies, 15 reviews
James Herriot's Cat Stories 1,496 copies, 21 reviews
The Best of James Herriot: The Favorite Stories of One of the Most Beloved… 1,094 copies, 12 reviews
James Herriot's Yorkshire 1,069 copies, 6 reviews
Moses the Kitten 884 copies, 6 reviews
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet 804 copies, 15 reviews
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories 789 copies, 9 reviews
If Only They Could Talk 789 copies, 16 reviews
The Christmas Day Kitten 782 copies, 6 reviews
Let Sleeping Vets Lie 724 copies, 6 reviews
Vets Might Fly 694 copies, 7 reviews
Vet in Harness 656 copies, 6 reviews
Vet in a Spin 632 copies, 6 reviews
Only One Woof 605 copies, 3 reviews
Bonny's Big Day 585 copies, 1 review
James Herriot's Animal Stories (Author) 548 copies, 2 reviews
The Market Square Dog 512 copies, 2 reviews
All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful 473 copies, 3 reviews
Oscar, Cat-About-Town 414 copies, 4 reviews
Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb 338 copies
Blossom Comes Home 314 copies, 1 review
All Things Wise and Wonderful/The Lord God Made Them All 211 copies, 3 reviews
Three James Herriot Classics (Set 1-3) 177 copies, 3 reviews
James Herriot Omnibus (1-6) 160 copies, 1 review
All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful / All… 111 copies
James Herriot's Yorkshire Revisited 94 copies, 1 review
The Complete James Herriot Box Set 1-8 91 copies
Seven Yorkshire Tales 84 copies, 1 review
Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh: Als Tierarzt in den grünen Hügeln von… 44 copies
Let Sleeping Vets Lie, Vet in Harness, Vets Might Fly, Vet in a Spin, If… 32 copies
Animals Tame and Wild 20 copies
Lord God Made Them All, Vol. 1 by James Herriot 20 copies
The Complete James Herriot (Set 1-4) 17 copies
The Lord God Made Them All by Herriot, James 1st (first) Edition… 15 copies
Only One Woof by James Herriot (1985) Hardcover 13 copies
All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful / All… 12 copies
All Creatures Great & Small: The Complete Series [1978 - 1990] (Original books) 12 copies
Every Living Thing by James Herriot (1992-09-01) 12 copies
James Herriot Reads From His Books: If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't… 11 copies
Yorkshire tales 11 copies, 1 review
Great Animal Stories: If Only They Could Talk, Ring of Bright Water, A Cat… (Contributor; Contributor) 11 copies
If Only They Could Talk [Abridged Audiobook] 10 copies, 1 review
Comedy Classics: 34 Hilarious Stories (Contributor) 10 copies
Let Sleeping Vets Lie [Abridged Audio book] 9 copies
Moses the Kitten by James Herriot (1984) Hardcover 8 copies
James Herriot Omnibus (Set 1-3, 8) 8 copies
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet [Abridged Audiobook] 6 copies
James Herriot's 5 Book Set: All Creatures Great and Small / All Things… 6 copies
Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh / Der Tierarzt. Zwei Tierarzt- Romane in… 5 copies
Digger and Other Stories 5 copies
Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small) by James Herriot… 5 copies
Vet in Harness [Abridged Audiobook] 5 copies
Tricki Woo (Hundegeschichten) 5 copies
Every Living Thing, Volume 2 (2 Audio Cassette Tape Set) (Audio… 5 copies
Vet in a Spin [Abridged Audiobook] 4 copies
James Herriot Treble: "Vet in Harness", "Vet in a Spin", "Vets Might Fly" 4 copies
Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh Teil 1 + 2 . Ankunft in Darroby / Tricki… 4 copies
Stories from the Herriot Collection {Audiobook} 4 copies
Veterinário de província (74) 4 copies
The Lord God Made Them All/James Herriot's Yorkshire 4 copies
James Herriot's Vet Stories: Vets Might Fly; Vets In A Spin; The Lord… 3 copies
Nip and Sam 3 copies
James Herriot's vet stories Vol.2 3 copies
Vets Might Fly [Abridged Audiobook] 3 copies
James Herriot Reads From His Books: Let Sleeping Vets Lie / Vet in Harness… 3 copies
Let Sleeping Vets Lie [and] Vet in Harness 3 copies
Cats and Dogs 3 copies
Totes les bèsties petites i grosses, II 3 copies
The Best of James Herriot: The Favorite Stories of One of the Most Beloved… 2 copies
Every Living Thing [abridged audio] 2 copies
Meine Tiere, mein Leben. Geschichten von Zweibeinern und Vierbeinern 2 copies
Ja kõigi loomade üle... [jutustus] / 1 2 copies
Set of 6 books by James Herriot (Christmas Day Kitten, Blossom Comes Home,… 2 copies
Vet Stories 2 copies
James Herriot Set - 5 books 2 copies
Bonny's Big Day 2 copies
All Things Great And Small, The Lord God Made Them All, James… 2 copies
Reads From His Books If Only They Could Talk And It Shouldn't Happen To A… 2 copies
All Creatures Great & Small - Series 1 - Volume 2 [1978] [DVD] 2 copies
Every Living Thing (James Herriot 5) by James Herriot (2013-01-17) 1 copy
Christmas Kitten, The 1 copy
James Herriot's Dog Stories Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks 1 copy
Il trionfo di Bonny 1 copy
Reader's digest condensed books : volume 4, 1981 1 copy
The Best of James Herriot: Favourite Memories of a Country Vet 1 copy
The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot(1981-04-01) 1 copy
The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A charming collection of classic… 1 copy
Kirjavaliot - Lentokapteeni, Kulkuri ja olkihattuinen tyttö, R - salainen… 1 copy
Jingo and Skipper; and, The New Assistant 1 copy
Best of James Herriot: Favourite Memories of a Country Vet 1 copy
Ja kõigi loomade üle... [jutustus] / 2 1 copy
O Veterinário de Província 1 copy
Noch mehr Geschichten vom Tierarzt 1 copy
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author… 1 copy
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the… 1 copy
By James Herriot - James Herriot's Dog Stories: Warm And Wonderful… 1 copy
O Veterinário de Província - Volume II 1 copy
Only One Woof by James Herriot (1985-10-01) 1 copy
All Creatures Great and Small, book and film 1 copy
Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh. Schwein gehabt & Die schöne Helen. 4 CD 1 copy, 1 review
JAMES HERRIOT 4-VOLUME SET 1 copy
The James Herriot Collection Box Set 1-5 1 copy
James Herriot 6 Novels 1 copy
Nejlepší příběhy o koních 1 copy
The Lord God Made Them All (excerpt) 1 copy
Favourite Dog Stories 1 copy
Theo de kroegterriër en andere hondenverhalen 1 copy
James Herriot's World of Animals: A Collection of Stories from the World's… 1 copy
Christmas & Other Stories 1 copy
Beato tra le bestie - Il brigante - Avviso di tempesta - Il palanchino… 1 copy
More Dog Stories 1 copy
E il Signore le creò 1 copy
Dyrlegens beste hundehistorier 1 copy
Az állatorvos is nős ember 1 copy
Jamers Herriot 3 Vol. Boxed Set Includes: All Creataures Great & Small;all… 1 copy
Reader's Digest Condensed Books; 1973 #5, Volume 96: All Creatures Great… 1 copy
Un vétérinaire sous les drapeaux 1 copy
Bonny's Big Day by James Herriot (1987-05-03) 1 copy
Bonny's Big Day by James Herriot (1987-05-03) 1 copy
JAMES HERRIOT BOOKS: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"; "All Creatures… 1 copy
Geschichten vom Tierarzt Dr. James Herriot. Sonderausgabe. Der Doktor und… 1 copy
Lot 4 (Every Living Thing, All Things Wise and Wonderful, All Creatures… 1 copy
Reader's Digest Condensed Books; 1981 #4, Volume 137: The Lord God Made… 1 copy
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The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous… (Contributor) 98 copies, 1 review
Richard Adams's Favorite Animal Stories (Contributor) 63 copies, 1 review
Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art (Contributor) 44 copies
Famous and Curious Animal Stories (Contributor) 26 copies, 1 review
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1993 v01 24 copies
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: Still Missing | The Lord God Made Them All 23 copies
All Creatures Great & Small: The Complete First Series 22 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1981 v04 18 copies
All Creatures Great & Small: The Complete Third Series 18 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1974 v05 (Contributor) 16 copies
All Creatures Great & Small: The Complete Second Series 15 copies
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Pelican Brief | Every Living Thing 10 copies
Cat Encounters: A Cat-Lover's Anthology (Contributor) 10 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Lord God Made Them All • Cannibals… 8 copies
RDCBLP v080 The Client | The Stolen Car | A Worn Path 6 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1973 v05 6 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Every Living Thing • The Rig • Anna… 5 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Lord God Made Them All • Licence… 4 copies
Reader's digest condensed books. 1993 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, September 1975 (Contributor) 3 copies
All Creatures Great and Small [1975 TV movie] (Original book) 3 copies
Livros Condensados 2 copies
Het Beste Boek 160: De verrader / Alle dieren van het land / Tarantula /… 2 copies, 1 review
Readers Digest Condensed Books 1974 2 copies, 2 reviews
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher, Bestseller-Sonderband - Die roten… 2 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Every Living Thing • Treasures •… 2 copies
RDCBLP v072 Every Living Thing | Quite Immaterial | Stormy Petrel 1 copy
Kirjavaliot - Torni (The tower), Kaksintaistelu lumessa (Alatna),… 1 copy
Kirjavaliot - Kaikenkarvaiset ystäväni (All creatures great and small)… 1 copy
Alle dieren onder de regenboog; Dans met de duivel; Tetje; ...En toen zei… 1 copy, 1 review
Vet in Harness / The Innocent Savage / The Will of Magda Townsend / Lion… 1 copy
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Pilot • Touch Not the Cat • Vets… 1 copy
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Tower | All Creatures Great and Small 1 copy
Het Beste Boek 101: De witte dageraad / Moord om middernacht? / Liefde… 1 copy, 1 review
RDCBLP The Tightrope Walker | The Lord God Made Them All 1 copy
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Lord God Made Them All • Enoch and… 1 copy
De schepping stralend en schoon; De salamander; Avalon; De kleine… 1 copy, 1 review
Newsweek Condensed Books: Meeting at Potsdam | All Things Bright and… (Contributor) 1 copy
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Vets Might Fly • The Pride of the… 1 copy, 1 review
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