A Shepherd's Life; Impressions Of The South Wiltshire Downs
William Henry Hudson
Read by David Wales
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 (8 hr 43 min)
Chapters
Salisbury Plain | 26:18 | Read by David Wales |
Salisbury As I See It | 29:49 | Read by David Wales |
Winterborne Bishop | 19:07 | Read by David Wales |
A Shepherd Of The Downs | 32:06 | Read by David Wales |
Early Memories | 12:36 | Read by David Wales |
Shepherd Isaac Bawcombe | 16:56 | Read by David Wales |
The Deer-Stealers | 14:08 | Read by David Wales |
Shepherds And Poaching | 17:35 | Read by David Wales |
The Shepherd On Foxes | 19:55 | Read by David Wales |
Bird Life On The Downs | 19:05 | Read by David Wales |
Starlings And Sheep-Bells | 16:31 | Read by David Wales |
The Shepherd And The Bible | 12:53 | Read by David Wales |
Vale Of The Wylye | 23:40 | Read by David Wales |
A Sheep-Dog's Life | 22:14 | Read by David Wales |
The Ellerbys Of Doveton | 15:23 | Read by David Wales |
Old Wiltshire Days | 23:05 | Read by David Wales |
Old Wiltshire Days Continued | 38:43 | Read by David Wales |
The Shepherd's Return | 15:43 | Read by David Wales |
The Dark People Of The Village | 33:55 | Read by David Wales |
Some Sheep-Dogs | 28:52 | Read by David Wales |
The Shepherd As Naturalist | 16:20 | Read by David Wales |
The Master Of The Village | 21:38 | Read by David Wales |
Isaac's Children | 23:24 | Read by David Wales |
Living In The Past | 23:34 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
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Being a sheep farmer I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love learning about the old English countryside.
In the words of Cyrus "I accept it"
Ariovistus
Great book, great stories by an elder, great reader, 5 stars
Michael Ohalloran
brilliant book it's as if your there