Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Large Print Edition) [Import] [Hardcover]

James Herriot (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; Large Print Ed edition (July 7, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074517406X
• ISBN-13: 978-0745174068
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,259,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let Sleeping Vets Lie, March 13, 2009

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Susan Bush "Susan" (Central Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Paperback)

Great book. I would have liked to have known that these are not "new" stories, but part of his larger volumes. I enjoy the small size and I don't mind rereading his stories.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caution: This book could cause death by laughter..., April 20, 2000

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"the_red_fox" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let sleeping vets lie; (Hardcover)

Another classic by Herriot, a must for fans. Although dated, Herriots humour is timeless. His vivid imagery pulls the reader into the Yorkshire of the early 70's. His descriptive powers give this book vibrancy. Essentially a diary of a vets life. His triumphs (Mrs. Bonds cats) and tribulations (the horse-show and Tristian). Somehow the tribulations are more enjoyable.....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT a new Herriot book; but there are reasons to purchase it, October 10, 2010

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gilly8 "gilly8" (Mars, the hotspot of the U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Paperback)

I agree with the first reviewer, it is confusing to have these books released which have totally different names from the "original" set of Herriot books. They are portions of the classic series, with different names.

However the one reason I am buying them is for my elderly mother, since they do come in large print which the regular Herriot books do not.

And, in reference to the second reviwer: the time period the books are set in is 1930's Yorkshire, up to and slightly after WWII. They were written and released in the late '60's and early '70's and were immediate popular hits, justifiably so.

I do wish Amazon would number them in order, since the publisher did not! However, going by the combo sets of these books, I think the order is:
1. If Only They Could Talk
2. It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
3. Let Sleeping Vets Lie
4. Vet in Harness
5. Vets Might Fly
6. Vet in Spin
7. The Lord God Made Them All