All Things Wise and Wonderful: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor


Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
71
Narrator
6
Release Date
March 2003
Duration
15 hours 16 minutes
Summary
Readers 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 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.
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Claudia S.

I love all of James Herriot's books. Funny, heartwarming, so entertaining.

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Wesley Martin

A great book! I love James Herriot's way of writing!

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lorin

This series leaves me speechless. Every word Herriot shares with the reader is a treat. One of the few audiobooks I will keep and reread (re-listen) to. And the reader is wonderful.

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jedd k

The stories of this veterinary surgeon are inspired and well written; Christopher Timothy's performance is superb. A favorite audiobook.

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Kathie

Excellent book. What an author James Herriot was. I could read a thousand of his books. Funny.

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Anonymous

Fantastic stories and wonderful insight in to people. The reader couldn't be better. I highly recommend James Herriot books to all animal lovers.

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Joan Lindley

This book like the 1st 2 of this series that I listened to was wonderful. So fun and the reader just couldn,t have been better he made the story just come alive

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Anonymous

Heart warming stories to keep you smiling and laughing. Having lived around livestock, I can truly relate to many of his stories. I love this book.

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Keetah

This book is an excellent read! I would recommend it to all people who love animals. It made me tear up quite a few times, and made me laugh outloud on numerous occasions... I "read" audiobooks in my car on my way to work, and, believe it or not, I was actually looking forward to my 1hr commute while "reading" this book! One thing that bothered me a bit is the narrator's accent. Since English is not my native language, I had difficlties understanding him at times. However, I don't think it would pose any problem for native speakers.

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Pauline

A very heart warming book. Because of the heavy British/Irish accent, it wasn't until the second CD that I realized the author's talking about being a vet. I drive 2 hours to work daily and I was teary most of the way. It's a great reading for animal lovers.

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Anonymous

I loved this story and especially the narrator. Christopher Timothy played James Herriott in the made for British TV episodes and it takes me back to my childhood to hear his voice reading the book. Fabulous story line and fabulously read. I have ordered the other 2 books in the series.

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Glenna

These stories are delightful and timeless and the narration of them is so remarkable it is better than watching TV. By all means read them. You don't have to be an animal lover, to love these stories.

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Gem Spector

I've read this book twice before. It is lovely, gentle, and entertaining. However, when I saw all Herriot's books were read by the same irritating narrator, I cancelled them ASAP. If you can take a Cockney accent to read a Yorkshire book, then by all means don't miss out, however, it drove me nuts.

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Rosemary Hagler

Very light and amusing sweet stories. Very entertaining.

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