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Utterly enjoyable.There is, however, one scene on p. All Things Bright and Beautiful continues the memoirs of James Herriot, newly married to Helen, as he continues his veterinary practice in Yorkshire. This book is simply more of the same witty, incisive commentary on animal ways and human nature, and how they came together in his unique professional life. 321, in which Herriot rather gratuitously describes a dance partner's physical attributes, which parents may wish to omit if reading aloud, or discuss if a young person is reading alone. This small blemish does not significantly alter the value of the story.
James Herriot tells the best stories.I have bought all of the CD's I wish there were more
Even stories i've read a dozen times and more can still have me laughing until I cry, or crying until I just have to start laughing again. Maybe the best is the tale where he and his future wife cross that imaginary line between knowing one another and becoming a couple.
I've certainly re-read it the most. Herriot tells tales on all sorts of animals, and people--rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, merchant chief.
I've read them all, and I think this is the best of the four. One group is the 3 tales he tells of himself, a small man and rather a Boy Scout, trying to party with Granville Bennett, an overpowering party animal no man can keep up wit--but you get the feeling Herriot enjoyed trying, like many of us guys would.
He looks on them with a kindly eye, and you never forget the people or the animals. I have many favorites.
TO a romantic sod like me, who remembers the night my wife and I joyously crossed that point of no return, that one is just a delight. More readable than Jean Shepherd, more intelligent than Dave Barry, this man was wonderfully funny, and his stories will live on for many decades, I hope.
This book was very mildewy with brown edges to the book. I was going to send it back, but sprayed it with Melaleuca's Solumel and it took the smell and brown coloring away. I would not have been able to read it otherwise due to the smell.
Whether you love animals, England, or just great stories, James Herriot's memoirs of his career as a country vet will really hit the spot.Here is a collection of experients he has had in his career of working with animals in the English countryside, full of biting humor and observation that will have you laughing hysterically as well as more than a few that will touch your heart and bring a tear to your eye.His writing is oberservant, clever, and delightfully simple as to get the story across. It's like he is talking to you, and it is clear that he enjoyed his life.
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