The Record (Bergen County, NJ), February 28th, 1995
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-28-1995 JAMES HERRIOT Date: 02-28-1995, Tuesday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
IN 1970, a Yorkshire veterinarian named James Wight bought a typewriter and started to work on his memoirs in his spare time. One night, while tapping out his book and catching glimpses of a televised soccer match, the would-be author decided to take the name of a Scottish goalie as his nom de plume: James Herriot.
In the quarter-century since, that name has appeared on 15 books that have sold 60 million copies wor...
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