The first collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, the young James Herriot finds 1930s Yorkshire to be an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. However, from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semi-feral cattle, a pig called Nugent, and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James discovers he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. When he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world can't help him. Since their first publication, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and captivated generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny, and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heartwarming story of determination, love, and companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors. This edition contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. "I grew up reading James Herriot's books and I'm delighted that thirty years on, they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming, and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then." - Kate Humble.