Order of James Herriot Books
James Herriot is the pen name of English author James Alfred Wight (1916-1995), who wrote about his experiences working as a vet. He had always wanted to write, but his time was consumed by his work. Eventually, his wife challenged him to do it. Because the veterinary community frowned upon professionals advertising their practices through writing, he decided to write under his pen name of James Herriot. He is best known for his book All Creatures Great and Small and its follow-ups. In addition to his animal stories, he also wrote extensively about Yorkshire in his stories, where his practice was based.
James Herriot became a published author in 1970 with the book If Only They Could Talk. His final published work, published posthumously, was James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited in 1999. Below is a list of James Herriot’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of All Creatures Great and Small Books
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If Only They Could Talk |
(1970) |
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All Creatures Great and Small |
(1972) |
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It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet |
(1972) |
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Let Sleeping Vets Lie |
(1973) |
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Vet in Harness |
(1974) |
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All Things Bright and Beautiful |
(1974) |
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Vets Might Fly |
(1976) |
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All Things Wise and Wonderful |
(1976) |
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The Lord God Made Them All |
(1981) |
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Vet in a Spin |
(1984) |
Publication Order of Smudge Books
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Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb |
(1991) |
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Smudge’s Day Out |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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The Best of James Herriot |
(1983) |
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Horse & Pony Stories |
(1986) |
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The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Picture Books
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Bonny’s Big Day |
(1972) |
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Moses the Kitten |
(1984) |
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Only One Woof |
(1985) |
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The Christmas Day Kitten |
(1986) |
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Blossom Comes Home |
(1988) |
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The Market Square Dog |
(1989) |
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Oscar, Cat-About-Town |
(1990) |
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The Animals at Diamond Woods |
(2009) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Animal Stories, Tame & Wild |
(1979) |
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James Herriot’s Yorkshire |
(1979) |
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All Creatures Great and Small Annual 1982 |
(1981) |
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James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories |
(1986) |
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James Herriot’s Dog Stories |
(1986) |
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Greatest Cat Stories |
(1989) |
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James Herriot Story Book |
(1992) |
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Every Living Thing |
(1992) |
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James Herriot’s Treasury for Children |
(1992) |
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James Herriot’s Cat Stories |
(1994) |
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Seven Yorkshire tales |
(1995) |
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James Herriot’s Yorkshire Stories |
(1995) |
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James Herriot’s Yorkshire Village |
(1995) |
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James Herriot’s Animal Stories |
(1997) |
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Yorkshire Stories |
(1998) |
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James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited |
(1999) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Famous and Curious Animal Stories |
(1989) |
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Christmas Cats |
(2005) |
Note: Horse and Pony Stories also has stories by Enid Bagnold, Monica Dickens and Anna Sewell.