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James Herriot's Cat Stories
book
James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight, an English veterinary surgeon and writer.
pen name
At the age of ______, he qualified as a veterinary surgeon with Glasgow Veterinary College.
23
He took a brief job at a veterinary practice in ______, but moved in July to work in a rural practice based in the town of Thirsk, Yorkshire.
Sunderland
In 1969 Wight wrote ______, the first of the now-famous series based on his life working as a vet and his training in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
If Only They Could Talk
James Herriot's Cat Stories
is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS, who is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small.
Alf Wight
is the pen name used by James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS.
Wight intended for years to write a book, but with most of his time consumed by veterinary practice and family, his writing ambition went
unfulfilled.
The original practice where Wight worked is now a museum called "The World of James
Herriot".
In 1939, at the age of 23, he qualified as a veterinary surgeon with
Glasgow Veterinary College.
Test your knowledge of James Herriot's beloved cat stories with this quiz. Delve into the heartwarming tales of cats and their owners, written by the renowned English veterinary surgeon and author, James Herriot.
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