![]() Gradually, the Dales farmers warm up to Herriot, and he appreciates them for their hospitality and resilience to the harshness of life in the Dales. ![]() He has varied experiences, often having to rush to farms in the middle of the night to tend to his patients. The plot of the novel is woven through Herriot’s various stories about the people and animals he meets in the Yorkshire Dales. ![]() Later, the character of Miss Harbottle also becomes a fixture in the house during the day, as the secretary for the veterinary practice, who is often at odds with Siegfried’s disorganized ways. Siegfried, Herriot, and Siegfried’s brother Tristan all live and work out of Skeldale House. Siegfried has his veterinary practice in the town of Darrowby, in the Yorkshire Dales in England. Herriot is hired as the assistant to the vet Siegfried Farnon. ![]() The overall plot follows the growth of Herriot’s career as a vet. The plot is told through short anecdotes about treating animals, meeting farmers and other clients, and participating in the culture of the Dales. All Creatures Great and Small is a book made up of a series of episodes that occur in the first two years of the veterinary practice of the protagonist, James Herriot. ![]()
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