Shepherd of Salisbury Plain
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Shepherd of Salisbury Plain 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 picaresque novel, Vanity Fair.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
