If Only They Could Talk: The Classic Memoir of a 1930s Vet

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Because All Creatures Great and Small, probably his best-known and best-loved book, was originally published in part as If Only They Could Talk. One of the things that makes Herriot's books so special is his ability to capture the unique personalities and quirks of the animals he encounters: From mischievous cattle and stubborn horses to spoiled Pekinese Tricky-Woo; Herriot has a special talent for bringing them to life on the page, and his descriptions of their behaviour and mannerisms are both funny and touching. I mostly read them as in-between books: When I’ve finished a book and cannot review it right away as I usually would, I open a Herriot and am right back in his beloved Yorkshire Dales. He does not shy away from detailed explanations of veterinary procedures and teaches good animal husbandry skills in the process. I remember watching the TV series back in the 70's and 80's and picking this book up for the first time was like settling down by the fire with old friends.

I always thought that these were strictly non-fiction, told in a funny way, but I learned recently that Herriot did fictionalize some of his stories. Thirsk masih jadi kota kecil yang tenang, dengan marketplace dan jam kota yang sama dengan yang digambarkan di buku ini, dikelilingi koperasi yang sudah modern, bar, bank, toko permen :). Ada banyak sekali kelucuan saat Siegfried yang sok efisien harus terperangkap prinsip-prinsipnya, atau sekedar oleh kepikunannya yang luar biasa.I grew up reading James Herriot's book 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. Herriot who was hoping for some tranquil life at the rural Darrowby soon finds himself literally knee-deep in highly amusing adventures in which the farmers, animals and a bunch of other characters - like 'Siegfried Farnon' and his lazy brother ‘Tristan Farnon’ - adding to the merry. Details which escaped me on my first reading of All Creatures Great and Small, due to my being nine. Myslela jsem si, že to bude nějaký ten roztomilý veterinář, který popisuje srdceryvné historky o nemocných psech , nečekala jsem meziválečný anglický venkov, samorostlé farmáře a zběsilého veterináře a jeho bratra. An excerpt from: If Only They Could Talk narrated by the author James Herriot, better known to fans around the globe as ‘James Herriot’, the most famous vet in the world.

Wight was just as interested in their owners as he was in his patients, and his writing is, at root, an amiable but keen comment on the human condition. Equal importance is given to the farmers, their crusty exterior hiding some of the most generous and wonderful people one could meet. Contohnya pas Sigfried menekankan pentingnya kebersihan dalam penanganan kasus hewan, malah jadi konyol karena ternyata kondisi di lapangan tidak berjalan sesuai harapan. Beautifully-written, lots of laugh out loud moments, stories of the author's first year of practice as a newly-qualified vet in the Yorkshire Dales. As a lover of animals from a family of animal fanatics, I've been recommended the James Herriot books more times than I can remember.

As you probably guessed from the titles, James was a veterinary surgeon in the 1930s in Yorkshire, England. From the author whose books inspired the BBC series "All Creatures Great and Small", this first volume of unforgettable memoirs chronicles James Herriot's first years as a country vet, with the signature storytelling magic that has made him a favourite the world over. Dalam bayangan saya, si James ini menceritakan kejadian lucu yang dialaminya dengan muka lempeng, soalnya bahasanya juga lempeng aja sih. Early in the book, James joins the veterinary practices of Siegfried, one of the most interesting and entertaining characters you can meet in literature.

THEY DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IN THE BOOKS, I THOUGHT, AS THE SNOW BLEW IN THROUGH THE GAPING DOORWAY AND SETTLED ON MY NAKED BACK. Many of Herriot’s works—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—became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television.He portrays them as hardworking, down-to-earth, and deeply connected to the land and the animals they care for.