All Things Wise and Wonderful: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

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Repetition: the use of the same literary device multiple times. For example, the poet uses the same style of line throughout almost the entire poem. Bard, Jonathan (12 September 2016). Principles of Evolution: Systems, Species, and the History of Life. Garland Science. p.317. ISBN 978-1-351-85477-1 . Retrieved 3 March 2021.

The poet intentionally takes the reader through very different images, from the grand landscape to a single poor man without enough provisions to live easily to a single colorful bird. Each contrasting element of the world is the responsibility of God. God made the tall trees, the speaker continues on, and the “meadows where we play.” It’s in the second line of stanza six that the poet first uses a pronoun—“we.” They include their speaker in a playful, happy image in the poem, suggesting that the poem’s lines may have been delivered to a group. For example, one child explaining their understanding of the world to their friends or siblings. Woods, Mark (1 August 2016). "The dark secret of a great hymn: 'All things bright and beautiful' ". www.christiantoday.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021 . Retrieved 3 March 2021. strong>Did You Know? James Herriot was a pen name chosen by British veterinarian, James Alfred Wight. The pseudonym made sense as the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons frowned on members who advertised. (Jim Herriot was actually the name of a professional soccer player of the era.) Dogs have played an important role in Herriot’s life. He had originally intended to be a small-animal veterinarian, but, after securing his degree, he found himself working in a farming community where most of the practice involved nothing smaller than a calf. Nevertheless, he demonstrated his competence to his future wife, Helen Alderson, when he reduced her dog’s dislocated hip; then the difficult whelping of Bert Chapman’s Susie provided his first opportunity to be alone with Helen.

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For over forty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot’s marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.

The poem wraps up satisfyingly. It has a clear conclusion that is meant to inspire readers to share the poem and take this specific understanding of the world into their everyday life. The hymn was first published in 1848 in Mrs Cecil Alexander's Hymns for Little Children. [1] It consists of a series of stanzas that elaborate upon the clause of the Apostles' Creed that describes God as "maker of heaven and earth", and has been described as asserting a creationist view of the natural world. [2] [3] Now personally, that WWII is always present but not really over-used or even featured that much as a flesh and blood scenario at all (and obviously seen and approached as secondary compared to the description and depiction of James Herriot's personal pilot training stories and of course the animal cases featured, the cows, dogs, cats etc. encountered and given treatment) has been very much appreciated and enjoyed, but I guess I can also understand that some readers might well not consider All Things Wise and Wonderful as serious enough with regard to the representation of WWII, that they might be frustrated and annoyed that there really is never any actual criticism or even condemnation of Nazi Germany (although I for one consider this rather a positive, as the main focus and themes of All Things Wise and Wonderful are James Herriot's experiences as a pilot in training and as a veternarian, and it would feel rather strange and uncomfortable, not to mention a wee bit off topic if there had been musings on WWII or on Naziism, the Holocaust and the like). mp_sf_list_5_description: Once Herriot’s celebrity was established, his publisher urged him to author the nonfiction book, James Herriot’s Yorkshire (1979), which is a guided, pictorial tour of the setting for All Creatures Great and Small and one of his top-selling titles. Publishers also drew from previous work to create omnibus Herriot collections and even children’s picture books:History of Hymns: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" ". Discipleship Ministries . Retrieved 3 March 2021. strong>Vanstone’s Take: Our adaptation’s lead writer remembers watching the original BBC series Sunday nights as a kid, but he hadn’t read the stories until getting involved in the new production. “What I loved about the books is the way he’s able to paint a world. His characters are really well-written, there’s a lot of heart in them.” Meanwhile, Vanstone is incredulous that Herriot found time to write at all. “I respect anyone who manages to finish any piece of writing, let alone someone who does so while managing another job alongside. I think it shows that he must have had an incredible passion for the stories he tells and that shines through in the writing.“ It has been suggested that a number of sources may have influenced Alexander's composition. The hymn may have been inspired by Psalm 104, verses 24 and 25: "Oh Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts". [4] The hymn may have been inspired as well by a verse from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: "He prayeth best, who loveth best; All things great and small; For the dear God who loveth us; He made and loveth all." [1] Alternatively, inspiration may have come from William Paley's Natural Theology, published in 1802, that argues for God as the designer of the natural world. For example, the hymn's second verse alludes to "wings" and verse 7 refers to "eyes". Paley cited wings and eyes as examples of complexity of design, analogous to that of a watch, with God as the Divine Watchmaker. [1] While he wanted to write a book for years, it wasn’t until his wife challenged him that Wight – at 50 – finally put pen to paper. Unfortunately, his first stories on different topics were not successful. It wasn’t until he shifted to a semi-autobiographical tone in his writing that he found his niche.

As a social worker by profession, and an individual who struggles with depression myself, I can attest to the healing power of our four-legged companions. It’s never been any surprise to me that the deepest, most tender souls are often the most devout animal-lovers. Gillingham, Susan (28 March 2012). Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 1. John Wiley & Sons. p.215. ISBN 978-1-118-24152-3 . Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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In his All Creatures Great and Small series, Wight depicts rural life in the English countryside through the eyes of a veterinarian named James Herriot. While animals therefore feature quite heavily in his books, it doesn’t detract from Wight’s character development or portrayal. Nevertheless, the sentiments of this verse are generally considered to be outdated and many later versions and performances of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" omit the third verse. Percy Dearmer omitted this verse from The English Hymnal (1906); he was sympathetic to Christian socialism and stated that the words reflected the "passivity and inertia at the heart of the British Establishment in the face of huge inequalities in Edwardian society". [11] [12] Dearmer questioned whether Alexander had remembered the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus ( Luke 16:19–31), and attributed her view of the world to her having "been brought up in the atmosphere of a land-agent on an Irish estate". [1] The revised edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern, published in 1950, also omits this verse.

Herriot's ability to bring to life the lives and natures of the people and animals of Darrowby is unparalleled. His description of his training in the RAF reflect a world that is entering World War II, and some of his stories reflect more serious matters such as dogs being poisoned with strychnine, and owners wanting to give up on life when their animals become incapacitated or die. Regardless, the reader is left with never ending belief that there is basic good in all people and in the animals in their charge.James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight, an English veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations. All Things Bright and Beautiful’by Cecil Frances Alexander is a seven- stanza poem that is divided into quatrains or sets of four lines. These lines follow a simple rhyme scheme of ABCB, changing the end sound from stanza to stanza. The poet uses a great deal of repetition in this poem, seen at the beginning and end of lines.