Biography
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6)
1975·440 pages
A Yorkshire vet trains for the RAF in WWII while recalling warm, funny animal cases and Dales life with his pregnant wife.
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A Yorkshire vet trains for the RAF in WWII while recalling warm, funny animal cases and Dales life with his pregnant wife.
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Readers adored James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in the first two collections in the “All Creatures Great and Small” series. Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with his own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom. 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 introduc...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Tender marriage and pregnancy with Helen; mild attraction, no explicit sex
Violence & gore
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Detailed animal injuries, births, and surgeries; wartime RAF training peril
Profanity
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Occasional mild period swearing and rough rural speech
Substance use
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Recurring pub visits, whisky, and social drinking in village life
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Hymn-based title; passing rural church and faith references
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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WWII and RAF training as background historical setting
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Recurring animal illness, injury, and hard farm conditions; vet procedures
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