James Herriot's stories about his life as a vet in Yorkshire have charmed and delighted millions of readers in the twenty years since his first book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1972. All Things Bright and Beautiful is the second James Herriot omnibus and contains Lets Sleeping Vets Lie and Vet in Harness. All James Herriot's books, including two other omnibus editions, All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Wise and Wonderful, are availalbe in Pan.