[Verginius Rufus]

In James Herriot's book All Creatures Great and Small, a veterinarian who comes to work in Yorkshire finds it difficult to understand the local dialect.

The author, whose real name was James Alfred Wright, was born in Sunderland, in the region north of Yorkshire, but grew up in Glasgow. The book and its sequels were based on his own experiences as a country veterinarian in Yorkshire.

[Verginius Rufus]

Addendum on James Alfred Wright—he was born on Oct. 3, 1916, so the day after tomorrow would have been his 100th birthday. He died in 1995.