Bilbury Chronicles

The Young Country Doctor, Book 1

By: Vernon Coleman

Narrated by: Rory Barnett

Bilbury Chronicles is the first of a series of books describing the adventures (and misadventures) of a young doctor who enters general practice as an assistant to an elderly and rather eccentric doctor in Devon, England.

When he arrives in Bilbury, a small village on the edge of Exmoor, the young doctor doesn't realize how much he has to learn. But he soon finds the extent of his ignorance when he meets his patients. There is Anne Thwaites, who gives birth in the middle of a field and local rogue Thumper Robinson, who knows a good many tricks that aren't in any textbooks. And there is Mike Trickle, a TV show host, who causes great excitement when he buys a house in the village.

The young doctor's employer is elderly Dr. Brownlow, who lives in a house that looks like a castle, drives an old Rolls Royce, and patches his stethoscope with a bicycle inner tube repair kit. The local pub, the Duck and Puddle, is run by Frank, the inebriate landlord, and the village shop is run by Peter, who also drives the local taxi, delivers the mail, and acts as the local undertaker. There is Miss Johnson, the receptionist with a look that can curdle milk; Mrs Wilson, the buxom district nurse, and Len, her husband, who is the local policeman with an embarrassing secret. And there is Patsy.

©1992 Vernon Coleman (P)2019 Tantor

mr colemans pithy heartwarming depiction of a small english rural village and insight into the psychology of its denizons

the trite treacle is not only pardoned-its a necessary antidote to current events. i REALLY enjoyed this book and look forward to its sequel

Awesome book

Such an engaging, amusing story! Absolutely loved it - listened to it all in two days

Great book!

I love the Bilbury Books. I have read them all several times and absolutely loved listening to this one. I will buy and listen to the rest of them as they come to Audible. Vernon Coleman is one of my favorite authors. If your new to reading or listening to his books you will be surprised by the quality of his entire body of work. But the Bilbury Books are my favorite.

really good listen

I like a clean story, especially with good narration… This was really fun to listen to

easy listening

simple life. I loved the discription and detail. The story was entertaining and I could almost see the scenery

good clean fun!

Great story, fun and clean. old fashioned charm with interesting tales of a new doctor and his first time adventures!

Lovely story from yesteryears

A lovely story of bygone years when people mattered. Always interesting to hear how life was much simpler and people and ways much more gracious and slow. 

Excellent book

Realistic, not overly feel good, but comforting nonetheless. Writing was good, didn’t want to stop listening