Современный литературно-художественный журнал основан в 1939 году. Один из ведущих "толстых" журналов. Традиционно определяет литературные вкусы и открывает новые таланты. "ДН" принесли славу публикации К. Симонова, Б. Окуджавы, Н. Берберовой, А, Рыбакова, Ю. Трифонов.
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.
