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Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books Watership Down, Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at Oxford before serving in the British Army during World War II.
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5 days ago · Richard Adams (born May 9, 1920, Wash Common, Berkshire [now West Berkshire], England—died December 24, 2016) was an English author known for reinvigorating the genre of anthropomorphic fiction, most notably with the beloved children’s book Watership Down (1972; film 1978), a novel that presents a naturalistic tale of the travails of a ...
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Watership Down is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Hampshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits.
- 413 (first edition) plus maps
- Richard Adams
- November 1972
- Rex Collings
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Jan 4, 2015 · Alison Flood. Watership Down, a story Richard Adams made up to scare his kids in the car, was rejected seven times before it became a classic. As a new illustrated edition is published, the...
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May 8, 2020 · Learn how the author of the bestselling children's book Watership Down created a cautionary tale about humanity and nature. Discover the origin of the story, the challenges of publication, and the adaptations of the book.
Dec 27, 2016 · 128. Richard Adams, who has died aged 96, was the author of one of the most successful books of the 1970s. Published in 1972, Watership Down, Adams’s story about a colony of rabbits...
Dec 27, 2016 · Dec. 27, 2016. Richard Adams, the British novelist who became one of the world’s best-selling authors with his first book, “ Watership Down ,” a tale of rabbits whose adventures in a ...
