"Absolutely super, a rarity, magnificently written, insightful, unforgettable. . . . If you have ever loved a friend, human or otherwise, this is the book for you."

-- Houston Chronicle

The classic multimillion copy bestseller

Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.

For over thirty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.

In All Creatures Great and Small , we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. From caring for his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth.

"[Herriot] is the most entertaining, most thoroughly likeable, most engaging person to have come along in a long time, and the stories he has to tell are fascinating."

-- The Washington Post

吉米·哈利獲過大英帝國勛章，寫過榮登《紐約時報》榜首的係列暢銷書。卻堅持在鄉間從事獸醫工作50餘年。

寫過的書拍成瞭電影電視劇，塑造的人物成瞭讀者飯桌上的談資，而他自己成瞭人們口中永恒的傳奇。

謙卑、溫和、樂觀、悲憫。

一個把心低到塵土，卻始終在仰望星空的人。

譯者 林瀅，當代著名翻譯傢、作傢及書法傢。文筆流暢，著譯頗豐，深受廣大讀者喜愛。20世紀60年代在颱灣《聯閤報》兒童版連載八年的《林叔叔講故事》曾經傢喻戶曉。《萬物既偉大又渺小》（颱版名為《大地之歌》）是其代錶譯作。