Biography
Let Sleeping Vets Lie
1973·251 pages
Warm, funny memoirs of a young Yorkshire vet’s animal emergencies, eccentric farmers, and courtship in the Dales.
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Warm, funny memoirs of a young Yorkshire vet’s animal emergencies, eccentric farmers, and courtship in the Dales.
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With two years experience behind him, James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. It's not all chasing livestock around fields, though – James is also kept busy judging the Family Pets contest at the Darrowby village show (discovering its hidden cut-throat politics), and attempting to calve a cow whilst drunk (on a farm full of strict Methodists). And through it all, he's over the moon about his relationship with the lo...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Courtship of Helen; mild attraction and romance, no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Veterinary procedures and animal injuries; no graphic human violence
Profanity
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Rare mild period language in rural dialogue
Substance use
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Social drinking; working while drunk; recurring drinking by colleagues
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Brief references to Methodists and rural religious life
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Light humorous village-show politics; rural social observations
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Animals in medical distress; difficult births and injuries treated
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