The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

Shepherd of Salisbury Plain (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.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.