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All Creatures Great and Small The Complete James Herriot 8 Book Box Set Brand New Titles in This Set Every Living Thing The Lord God Made Them All Vet In A Spin Vets Might Fly Vet In Harness Let Sleeping Vets Lie It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet If Only They Could Talk

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0330447262
Publisher ‏ : ‎ MACMILLAN (January 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780330447263
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0330447263
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.72 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 5.55 x 7.87 inches
Reviewer: Karen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not enough good words to describe,
Review: How great a story teller is James Herriot. I highly recommend his books, best to buy the collection as a couple of the books are combined into one book. Should be read in order as well. See year published as the books are not in order in the box. For anyone who loves animals, humorous and at times will bring tears. Throughly enjoyable reads. The PBS rendition of the stories is also wonderful. Books are always best though! I’m keeping these as I may want to read them all again in time.

Reviewer: Rebecca Dein
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great books
Review: Sweet inspiring stories. The set of books are a great value for the money.

Reviewer: LancelotsLover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This IS the All Creatures Great and Small set!
Review: For those who are worried that this is not the All Creatures Great and Small books they are expecting, fear not. This is the British published set. As I just learned from reading the biography of James Herriot written by his son, James Wight, Herriot's books were combined for the American market. What we know as _All Creatures Great and Small_ is Herriot's first two books printed together as one volume. His third and fourth books were printed together as _All Things Bright and Beautiful_, and his fifth and sixth books became _All Things Wise and Wonderful_ in America. The only difference between the versions is that the last chapter or two of _All Creatures Great and Small_, in which Herriot marries Helen, were added just for the American version; they are not in the British copy of _It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet_. Granted, these are wonderful chapters, but the rest of the stories in all these books are exactly the same as those in the books we are familiar with on this side of the pond. _The Lord God Made Them All_ and _Every Living Thing_ are unchanged; he wrote those as is for the British publications.One note: My set came with the books in the box not in the correct chronological order. I have no idea why they would be packed like that, but look at the publication dates to order them correctly, as they certainly should be read in proper order to get the full satisfaction of the underlying storylines that run throughout the series.Second note: If you love Herriot's writing, I highly recommend James Wight's biography of his father, _The Real James Herriot_. I just finished that and it is a well-written, fascinating look into Herriot's real life and work. Much of it will surprise you. (And from it I figured out why people here were complaining that this is not the set they were expecting!)

Reviewer: Linda Hollis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Books!
Review: Loved this collection of his books. Would like to see moore.

Reviewer: S. Stevens
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun books
Review: James Herriot is one of my favorite authors. He was a vet in Yorkshire and wrote about his experiences as a young vet in the early 40’s. His books are full of funny stories and a pleasure to read.

Reviewer: debby dunn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: be good reading
Review: haven't read any yet but in good shape

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love these stories!
Review: We loved watching All Creatures Great and Small on TV so I wanted to read the books. These are well written and engaging stories. I decided to buy the set so I had all of the books rather than buying them one at a time. The only reason for less than a five-star review is that the print in these books is not real good. Whether it is the paper or the font that is the problem, it is a little hard to read. Looks a little fuzzy instead of real sharp; a littler tiring on the eyes. However, I will put up with it as I do like having all the books in a complete set.

Reviewer: Michael
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Creatures Great or Small
Review: Excellent. Thank You

Reviewer: Catherine Ward
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Wonderful set comes in box for storage.

Reviewer: Karen Mowbray
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: not had chance to read them all, but enjoyed the first book

Reviewer: Susanna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Le storie sono bellissime e mi ha fatto piacere trovarle tutte in un cofanetto.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This was in perfectly good shape--a few tiny bumps on the corners of the slipcase but the books are like new.These are the same books as we got and loved in the U.S. (actually, there's MORE text here, because our versions were edited down) and were just released under different titles, so everyone calm down.

Reviewer: David
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Buen servicio de entrega por parte de Amazon,La calidad de la impresión del texto de los libros es de muy baja calidad comparado con los libros comprados por separado, del mismo Editor (PAN Books).Recomiendo la compra individual de los libros y no esta "Colección".