Biography
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1972·288 pages
A young Yorkshire vet’s warm, funny memoirs of animal mishaps, eccentric colleagues, and courting a farmer’s daughter in the 1930s.
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A young Yorkshire vet’s warm, funny memoirs of animal mishaps, eccentric colleagues, and courting a farmer’s daughter in the 1930s.
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James Herriot has settled happily into life as a Darrowby vet, tending to livestock and pets alike – not to mention dealing with his mercurial boss Siegfried and his puckish vet student brother Tristan. Day to day, he finds himself testing entire herds of cattle for tuberculosis; acquiring another generous animal nephew alongside Tricki Woo the Peke (this time, Nugent the pig); fending off a ferocious Great Dane with a rickety chair; and attempting to court a farmer's daughter, the lovely Helen ...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild courtship of Helen; awkward dates and attraction; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Recurring vet procedures, difficult births, injuries, blood, and animal deaths
Profanity
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Occasional mild period swearing and colloquial strong language
Substance use
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Recurring social drinking; pubs, whisky, and beer among the vets
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Passing Christian cultural references in rural Yorkshire life
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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Light 1930s rural backdrop; cattle TB testing and class texture
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Recurring animal illness, injury, distress, and hard farm realities
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