Project Gutenberg 2010-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 175 More, Hannah 1745 1833 Moore, Hannah Chip, Will The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, and Other Tales Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Tales for the common people: The shepherd of Salisbury Plain. The two shoemakers. The history of Tom White, the post boy. The Sunday school. The history of Hester Wilmot, being the sequel to the Sunday school. The history of Betty Brown, the St. Giles's orange girl; with some accoung of Mrs. Sponge, the money-lender. Black Giles the poacher; containing some account of a family who had rather live by their wits than their work. Tawney Rachel, or the fortune-teller; with some account of dreams, omens, and conjurers -- Stories for persons of middle rank: The history of Mr. Fantom (the new-fashioned philosopher), and his man William. The two wealthy farmers; or the history of Mr. Bragwell. 'Tis all for the best. A cure for melancholy -- Allegories: The pilgrims. The valley of tears. The strait gate and the broad way. Parley the porter. The grand assizes; or general jail delivery. The servant man turned soldier, or the fair-weather Christian. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, and Other Tales" by Hannah More is a collection of moral and instructive stories written in the mid-19th century. The narratives highlight themes of virtue, faith, and the dignities of humble life, often focusing on characters from the lower social classes. The opening tale introduces Mr. Johnson, a charitable gentleman, and an honest shepherd, emphasizing the value of a pious and industrious life. The beginning of the collection presents Mr. Johnson as he travels across the Wiltshire plains and encounters a shepherd who shares his profound thoughts on life, faith, and the happiness found in humble circumstances. The shepherd’s reflections reveal his contentment despite poverty, underscoring the idea that true wealth lies in spiritual fulfillment rather than material riches. Their conversation touches upon the hardships he faces and highlights the shepherd's deep reliance on his faith and the lessons drawn from the Scriptures. This interaction sets the tone for a series of tales that aim to uplift and provide moral lessons for readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Christian life -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 975862 975863 2024-10-13T12:21:52.395230 2023-09-14T05:43:23.231650 text/html text/html 983216 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 361886 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 467729 2024-10-13T12:22:07.029171 application/epub+zip 473880 2024-10-13T12:21:56.997235 application/epub+zip 455805 2024-10-13T12:21:55.190282 application/epub+zip 823950 2024-10-13T12:22:15.112121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748029 2024-10-13T12:22:05.515183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717334 2022-09-14T14:21:58.722161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912070 911879 2024-10-13T12:21:50.844252 2023-09-14T05:43:22.055631 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 911918 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 343670 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 911909 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 343653 2021-01-06T08:37:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23008 2024-10-13T12:22:15.262111 application/rdf+xml 16637 2024-10-13T12:21:55.789210 image/jpeg 3832 2024-10-13T12:21:55.488262 image/jpeg 437955 2024-10-13T12:21:52.480275 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia