Vyprávění o koťátku, které jeho toulavá maminka přinesla o Vánocích do domu jedné laskavé paní. Dům laskavé paní Pickeringové navštěvuje hezká toulavá kočička. Jednou o vánočních svátcích přinese své koťátko paní do domu a zakrátko umírá. Paní domu je velmi dajata, ale ví, že kočička ji měla natolik ráda, že jí svěřila své koťátko do opatrování...
"A very warm, very engaging read. . . . The reader falls totally under his spell." -- Associated Press The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world. Now in a new edition for the first time in a decade, All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small , and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants---both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his portraits of his many, varied animal patients and their equally varied owners. "Humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness; animals comic and tragic; and people droll, pathetic, courageous, eccentric---all of whom he views with the same gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable." -- Columbus Dispatch
Gyp a Sweep byli jako štěňata nerozluční kamarádi. Po půldruhém roce se však jejich cesty rozdělily a Sweep dostal jiného pána, který z něj vycvičil skvělého ovčáckého psa. Gyp, který nebyl tak šikovný, zůstal na statku, ale na svého bratříčka a kamaráda nikdy nezapomněl. Byl veselý a hravý, ale nikdy v životě ani jedinkrát nezaštěkal. Po čase však Sweepa uviděl na soutěžní přehlídce ovčáckých psů a všem vyrazil dech…
Pokračování úsměvných příhod veterináře na drsné yorkshirské vysočině... Obsahuje druhou knihu série s názvem „To by se zvěrolékaři stát nemělo“ (angl. It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet). První díl v nakladatelství Knižní klub vyšel pod názvem „To by se zvěrolékaři stát nemělo, díl 1“ a obsahoval knihu „Zvěrolékař na blatech“ (angl. Od Only They Could Talk; vyšlo také pod názvem „Kéž by uměli mluvit“).... celý text
The Warm and Joyful Sequel to All Things Bright and Beautiful
The third volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Readers adored James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful . Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom. In the midst of World War II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing character--animal and human alike--Herriot enthralls with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and heartfelt yarn. Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.
Between these covers, teller and tales finally meet in a warm and joyful new collection that will bring delight to the hearts of readers the world over: James Herriot's Cat Stories. Here are Buster, the kitten who arrived on Christmas; Alfred, the cat at the sweet shop; little Emily, who lived with the gentleman tramp; and Olly and Ginny, the kittens who charmed readers when they first appeared at the Herriots' house in the worldwide bestseller Every Living Thing. And along with these come others, each story as memorable and heartwarming as the last, each told with that magical blend of gentle wit and human compassion that marks every word from James Herriot's pen.
Úsměvné příběhy yorkshirského veterináře, plné životní pohody elánu a optimismu. Obsahuje první díl série s názvem „Zvěrolékař na blatech“ (vyšlo také pod jménem „Kéž by uměli mluvit“).
Presents a collection of stories about dogs that James Herriot came to know through his practice as a veterinary surgeon
,, Radosť zo života bez ohľadu na okolnosti,, -to je motto celého románu.Hoci sa dej odohráva vačšinou v nemocničnom prostredí, odvážna Betty nás rozosmeje aj v najvážnejších životných situáciách.
Tuberculosis. A terrifying word, as terrifying then as cancer is now. It meant entering a sanatorium for treatment, leaving her family, her children. And what if she did not recover? Hardly the basis for comedy, one would suppose. And one would be wrong. Betty MacDonald always had the ability to face up to adversity -- and heaven knows she had enough in her life! -- so after the initial shock had passed, she proceeded to laugh at her illness, the other patients, the nurses, the doctors, and -- chiefly -- herself. Humor was her greatest medicine, right up to the day she left the sanatorium, cured. Of course she had her bad moments when despair and tragedy underlying what she saw and heard refused to be pushed into the background, but she had the grit and wit to rise above it. The result is a lively, cheerful and most funny book. In fact, it's a tonic.
