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Summary: The Unabridged Audio Set Is Wonderful!
Review: The reading on the audio cassettes is done by Christopher Timothy, the actor who plays James Herriot on the BBC series "All Creatures Great And Small". He does a magnificent job of Sigfried, Tristan and all the dales farmers. It is truly a delight to listen to this series of tapes - it takes you into another world.(Note: there appears to be an error above, listing Edmund Stoiber as the reader.) In this set, James has joined the RAF to support the war effort, though fate has other plans for him. We follow his attempts to get in shape and become a pilot, as events and people remind him of his many experiences back in his vet practice. Perhaps because of the War Years, some of these stories are slightly more edgy, such as a rash of dog-poisonings and an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that is uncomfortably reminiscent of recent events. But overall there is that sweetness of tone that pervades all of Herriot's work. I think my favorite story was the old farmer fetching two gallons of the local pub's best beer in a milk bucket in order to warm a mother pig to her new family. Of course he saved a "drop" for himself and his mates. The amazing thing about these books is that there is never a repeated story throughout the whole series.
Rating:
Summary: The Unabridged Audio Set Is Wonderful!
Review: The reading on the audio cassettes is done by Christopher Timothy, the actor who plays James Herriot on the BBC series "All Creatures Great And Small". He does a magnificent job of Sigfried, Tristan and all the dales farmers. It is truly a delight to listen to this series of tapes - it takes you into another world. (Note: there appears to be an error above, listing Edmund Stoiber as the reader.) In this set, James has joined the RAF to support the war effort, though fate has other plans for him. We follow his attempts to get in shape and become a pilot, as events and people remind him of his many experiences back in his vet practice. Perhaps because of the War Years, some of these stories are slightly more edgy, such as a rash of dog-poisonings and an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that is uncomfortably reminiscent of recent events. But overall there is that sweetness of tone that pervades all of Herriot's work. I think my favorite story was the old farmer fetching two gallons of the local pub's best beer in a milk bucket in order to warm a mother pig to her new family. Of course he saved a "drop" for himself and his mates. The amazing thing about these books is that there is never a repeated story throughout the whole series.
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Summary: James Herriot: The War Years
Review: This book in the series is slightly different, since James is training in the RAF and each chapter starts with his war reality and then dissolves into homesick remembrances of Yorkshire and his animal clients. Still great stuff, though.
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Summary: Stories of War and Peace
Review: This the third book James Harriot wrote. The stories are of top quality, although James is remineded of a memory at the oddist times, including while flying an airplane. The book brings back the same beloved characters of Triston, Helen, Siegfried, Ms. Hall, alomg with a guest apperance or two by my favorite character, Grandville Bennett. The stories are funny, then sad, then touching and sad, then touching, sad, and funny, etc. Great quality, but the first book, All Creatures Great and Small, is, in my opinion, the best book Harriot wrote.
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