James Herriot
James Herriot (1916–1995) was the pen name of James Alfred “Alf” Wight, an English veterinarian whose tales of veterinary practice and country life have delighted generations. Many of Herriot’s works—includingAll Creatures Great and Small,All Things Bright and Beautiful,All Things Wise and Wonderful,The Lord God Made Them All, andEvery Living Thing—became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television. Herriot’s stories rely on numerous autobiographical elements taken...