The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain by Hannah More

US$100.00

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1810. Walters, Austin and Co.

Shepherd of Salisbury Plain originally published in 1795 is the name of the hero, a shepherd of the name of Saunders, in a tract written by Hannah More, characterised by homely wisdom and simple piety. It was satirised, renamed The Washerwoman of Finchley Common, by William Thackeray in his novel Vanity Fair.