1 volume in-16 carré, 96 pp., broché, couvertures souples illustrées, enrichi de 46 dessins, très bon état. Ces petits récits sont des contes hindous. Ils ont été conservés dans des versions chinoises en prose. Les plus anciennes que l'on connaisse remontent au IIIe, et la plupart au Ve siècle après J.-C. C'est une traduction fidèle de cette version chinoise que nous avons tenté d'adapter ici." (Extrait de l'Introduction).
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.
