James Herriots Animal Stories, James Herriot
James Herriots Animal Stories, James Herriot
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James Herriot's Animal Stories

Author: James Herriot

Narrator: Christopher Timothy

Unabridged: 2 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2003

Synopsis

Available for the first time on CD, ten more delightful stories from the pen of the world's most beloved veterinarian—a perfect gift book guaranteed to delight the Yorkshire vet's worldwide legions of fans.

When you enter the world of James Herriot's Animal Stories, you'll share his wonder and humor, his adventures and misadventures as he contends with pet owners and landowners; rough-spoken farmers and soft-spoken gentry; orphaned lambs, litters of piglets and puppies, cattle and draught horses; and a miscellany of cats and dogs including, of course, Mrs. Pumphrey's inimitable Pekinese, Tricki Woo.

About Christopher Timothy

Christopher Timothy starred as James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, the internationally renowned BBC television series based on Herriot’s work.  A veteran of stage, screen, and television, he is a winner of the prestigious Sir John Gielgud Scholarship and the Sir Laurence Olivier Award.  He also co-produced and starred in a critically acclaimed film version of James Herriot’s Yorkshire.  Christopher has also appeared on screen in The Bill, Doctors, Casualty, and Hamlet, to name a few, and has done voiceovers for the BBC and The Sun.  He narrated a number of titles by James Herriot for Macmillan Audio, including the Earphones Award-winning All Things Wise and Wonderful.

About James Herriot

James Herriot (1916-1995) was the bestselling author of memoirs including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing. At age 23, Herriot qualified for veterinary practice with the Glasgow Veterinary College, and moved to the town of Thirsk in Yorkshire to work in a rural practice. He would live in, work in, and write about the region for the rest of his life. Though he dreamed for years of writing a book, his veterinary work and his family kept him busy, and he did not start writing until the age of 50. In 1979, he was awarded the title Order of the British Empire (OBE). His veterinary practice in Yorkshire, England, is now tended by his son, Jim Wight.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Douglas on May 02, 2020

Quite fun.......more

Goodreads review by Jean on November 23, 2017

I first read this in 1998. Then in 2008 I listened to the audiobook. On impulse I decided to listen to it again as an audiobook. For me the audiobook format works the best so I can completely enjoy the various accents. I find I like to listen to a James Herriot book when I need a break from reading......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay (pawsomereads) on April 11, 2023

I liked this a lot! James Herriot is a great storyteller and listening to it on audiobook was a really good reading experience. James Herriot’s Animal Stories is not only snippets of the creatures he’s tended to, but also offers a glimpse into human nature and all of the people he encountered throug......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on May 04, 2019

These stories, lovingly chosen by Jim Wight, son of the real life country vet James Wight alias James Herriot relate some of the most funny and heartfelt moments in James Herriot's career as a country veterinary surgeon. I enjoyed these simple stories of days gone by. I was expecting more focus on t......more

Goodreads review by Chris on November 20, 2008

This review is for all the Harriot books I read. I first read All Creatures Great and Small in high school. I was intimidated at first because well, it starts out with the birth of a calf. I didn't know if I could continue on (He goes into a lot of detail about that birth!) I finished it, and got an......more

Quotes

“Reader Christopher Timothy portrayed the semi-fictional Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot in the wonderful BBC television series "All Creatures Great and Small" and has recorded versions of Herriot's work in such productions as the abridged Every Living Thing, (Audio Renaissance, 1993). He's just as good a reader as he is an actor. His cultured British voice twinkles with humor and shades into heartwarming emotion as appropriate. The stories of the animal doctor's vicissitudes with a variety of animals are kind and affecting; Timothy makes the characters real and well individuated. With his crystal articulation, he is marvelous, and so is the music from the television series.” —AudioFile

“There is nothing in this story that excludes pre-teens and older listeners, but if you want the younger ones in the back seat to be amused, try 'James Herriot's Animal Stories.'” —Patriot News

Awards

  • Audie Award Winner
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