Shepherd's Life; Impressions Of The South Wiltshire Downs

by William Henry Hudson

24 chapters8h 43mEnglish1910

About this book

Hudson wrote this classic work in 1910; it is admiringly mentioned by many other writers. It focuses on the memories of a head shepherd, Caleb Bawcombe, so it is concerned with the period of mid to late nineteenth century rural Wiltshire, a county in England. This pleasant engaging book contains rural wisdom, natural history, farming practices, human characters, and more - Summary by david wales

Chapters (24)

1Salisbury Plain

1578

2Salisbury As I See It

1789

3Winterborne Bishop

1147

4A Shepherd Of The Downs

1926

5Early Memories

756

6Shepherd Isaac Bawcombe

1016

7The Deer-Stealers

848

8Shepherds And Poaching

1055

9The Shepherd On Foxes

1195

10Bird Life On The Downs

1145

11Starlings And Sheep-Bells

991

12The Shepherd And The Bible

773

13Vale Of The Wylye

1420

14A Sheep-Dog's Life

1334

15The Ellerbys Of Doveton

923

16Old Wiltshire Days

1385

17Old Wiltshire Days Continued

2323

18The Shepherd's Return

943

19The Dark People Of The Village

2035

20Some Sheep-Dogs

1732

21The Shepherd As Naturalist

980

22The Master Of The Village

1298

23Isaac's Children

1404

24Living In The Past

1414

Shepherd's Life; Impressions Of The South Wiltshire Downs

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Chapters (24)

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