James Herriot Quote
I had such a frightening experience last week, Mrs. Pumphrey continued. I was sure I would have to call you out. Poor little Tricki—he went completely crackerdog! I mentally lined this up with flop-bott among the new canine diseases and asked for more information. It was awful. I was terrified. The gardener was throwing rings for Tricki—you know he does this for half an hour every day. I had witnessed this spectacle several times. Hodgkin, a dour, bent old Yorkshireman who looked as though he hated all dogs and Tricki in particular, had to go out on the lawn every day and throw little rubber rings over and over again. Tricki bounded after them and brought them back, barking madly till the process was repeated. The bitter lines on the old man’s face deepened as the game progressed. His lips moved continually, but it was impossible to hear what he was saying.
I had such a frightening experience last week, Mrs. Pumphrey continued. I was sure I would have to call you out. Poor little Tricki—he went completely crackerdog! I mentally lined this up with flop-bott among the new canine diseases and asked for more information. It was awful. I was terrified. The gardener was throwing rings for Tricki—you know he does this for half an hour every day. I had witnessed this spectacle several times. Hodgkin, a dour, bent old Yorkshireman who looked as though he hated all dogs and Tricki in particular, had to go out on the lawn every day and throw little rubber rings over and over again. Tricki bounded after them and brought them back, barking madly till the process was repeated. The bitter lines on the old man’s face deepened as the game progressed. His lips moved continually, but it was impossible to hear what he was saying.
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About James Herriot
Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, where he practised for almost 50 years. He is best known for writing a series of eight books set in the 1930s–1950s Yorkshire Dales about veterinary practice, animals, and their owners, which began with If Only They Could Talk, first published in 1970. Over the decades, the series of books has sold some 60 million copies.
The franchise based on his writings was very successful. In addition to the books, there have been several television and film adaptations of Wight's books, including the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small; a BBC television series of the same name, which ran 90 episodes; and a 2020 UK Channel 5 series, also of the same name.