All Things Herriot: James Herriot and His Peaceable Kingdom - Softcover

Sternlicht, Sanford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815606117 ISBN 13: 9780815606116

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1999

Synopsis

A dissection of the five memoirs of James Herriot, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small. It provides a comprehensive catalogue of the plots and themes, along with observations. It examines why Herriot was so successful and seeks to be enlightening and encouraging for budding writers struggling to get published. Sternlicht is not writing from across the water with no knowledge of Yorkshire or its people: he was appointed Leverhulme Visiting Fellow at the University of York in 1965.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

All Things Herriot is the first full-length book about this best-selling author, whose work, adapted for television, has swept through the world in one of the most popular and enduring series of all times: All Creatures Great and Small. Sanford Sternlicht offers a comprehensive, up-to-the-moment evaluation of the Herriot achievements, and it offers the most detailed biography of the real Herriot, James Alfred Wight, in print to date. He explores how this good-natured veterinarian came into existence and how he developed over the course of the series of books. How and why Herriot made the transition to television is examined as well as the effect the shows had on audiences. This is the story of the "creating" of James Herriot, how he captured the imagination of popular culture. This simple man, with his profound love for all creatures in his peaceable kingdom, has earned for himself a secure and enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and viewers alike.

About the Author:

Sanford Sternlicht is part-time professor of English at Syracuse University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0815606117
• ISBN 13: 9780815606116
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188