A01=John Lewis-Stempel
alf wight
all creatures great and small
animals
Author_John Lewis-Stempel
autobiographies
autobiography
biographies
biography
Category=DNB
Category=WND
environment
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eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
farm animals
health
james herriot
medical
memoir
nature
nostalgia
true story
vet books
vets
Product details
- ISBN 9781849902724
- Weight: 188g
- Dimensions: 126 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Aug 2012
- Publisher: Ebury Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Set in Glasgow in the 1930s, Young James Herriot is the fascinating story of Herriot’s formative years at veterinary college, recounting the tales behind his calling to work with animals and his early friendships. With no modern drugs, and a lot of trial-and-error, James sets about learning how to treat the local farm animals and the pets of city folk.
Accompanied by a cast of eccentric professors and an ensemble of aspiring veterinarians, this book reveals a world now lost to us, showing how life in pre-war Britain changed an enthusiastic young student named Alf Wight into the man who would charm millions of readers the world over.
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.
