I love writing about my job... by James Herriot, a British Writer

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“I love writing about my job because I loved it, and it was a particularly interesting one when I was a young man. It was like holidays with pay to me.”

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James Herriot

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Name: James Herriot

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Oct 3, 1916

Date of Death: Feb 23, 1995

Profession: Writer

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