At last: twenty-four years after the publication of Watership Down - one of the century's best-loved works of imaginative literature - the superb storyteller Richard Adams reenters that unique and special world to tell us about the lives of the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort.
Tales from Watership Down begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling adventures experienced by El-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero, and his stalwart, Rabscuttle, during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle (as narrated in Watership Down).
Finally, in the principal part of the book, we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of the Down - Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and their companions - including the impact on the warren of the obsessive doe Flyairth, and the appointment of Hyzenthlay as a female Chief Rabbit and partner to Hazel.
At last: twenty-four years after the publication of Watership Down - one of the century's best-loved works of imaginative literature - the superb storyteller Richard Adams reenters that unique and special world to tell us about the lives of the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort.
Tales from Watership Down begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling adventures experienced by El-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero, and his stalwart, Rabscuttle, during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle (as narrated in Watership Down).
Finally, in the principal part of the book, we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of the Down - Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and their companions - including the impact on the warren of the obsessive doe Flyairth, and the appointment of Hyzenthlay as a female Chief Rabbit and partner to Hazel.
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Watership Down
Watership Down
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The publication of anthropomorphic animal fantasy was reshaped in 1972 by a naturalistic tale following a group of wild European rabbits driven from their warren in search of a safer home. English novelist Richard Adams originally devised the narrative during long car journeys to entertain his young daughters, creating a detailed world with its own mythology, language, and social structure.
That debut novel, Watership Down, achieved international acclaim, becoming Penguin Books' best-selling novel of all time and inspiring a notable 1978 animated film adaptation directed by Martin Rosen. Adams's realistic portrayal of animal survival and social conflict revitalized the genre of animal fiction and inspired a broad wave of subsequent fantasy works focused on non-human perspectives.
Born on May 9, 1920, in Wash Common near Newbury, Berkshire, Richard George Adams grew up exploring the rural English countryside that later informed his fiction. He attended Horris Hill School from 1926 to 1933 and Bradfield College before studying Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford. His university education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the British Army. After completing his studies following the war, Adams embarked on a long career as a British civil servant, working in government departments for over two decades before turning to fiction.
After facing 13 or 14 rejections from publishers who doubted a long, serious novel about rabbits would appeal to readers, Adams finally saw Watership Down published by Rex Collings in 1972. The novel's extraordinary commercial success allowed him to resign from the Civil Service in 1974 to become a full-time author. Over the following decades, he expanded his bibliography with ambitious epic fantasies and animal-centered novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Maia (1984), before passing away on December 24, 2016, at the age of 96.
Adams distinguished his fiction through a grave, detailed, and meticulously researched naturalism that treated animal biology, instinct, and environmental pressures with serious gravity rather than lighthearted sentimentality. His narratives integrate rich world-building, incorporating invented mythologies, folklore, and specialized dialects that give animal societies a distinct cultural depth. Rather than presenting simple children's fables, his works present complex moral and political allegories, examining themes of exile, totalitarian power, ecological stewardship, and human cruelty toward animals.
2 books in catalog
The publication of anthropomorphic animal fantasy was reshaped in 1972 by a naturalistic tale following a group of wild European rabbits driven from their warren in search of a safer home. English novelist Richard Adams originally devised the narrative during long car journeys to entertain his young daughters, creating a detailed world with its own mythology, language, and social structure.
That debut novel, Watership Down, achieved international acclaim, becoming Penguin Books' best-selling novel of all time and inspiring a notable 1978 animated film adaptation directed by Martin Rosen. Adams's realistic portrayal of animal survival and social conflict revitalized the genre of animal fiction and inspired a broad wave of subsequent fantasy works focused on non-human perspectives.
Born on May 9, 1920, in Wash Common near Newbury, Berkshire, Richard George Adams grew up exploring the rural English countryside that later informed his fiction. He attended Horris Hill School from 1926 to 1933 and Bradfield College before studying Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford. His university education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the British Army. After completing his studies following the war, Adams embarked on a long career as a British civil servant, working in government departments for over two decades before turning to fiction.
After facing 13 or 14 rejections from publishers who doubted a long, serious novel about rabbits would appeal to readers, Adams finally saw Watership Down published by Rex Collings in 1972. The novel's extraordinary commercial success allowed him to resign from the Civil Service in 1974 to become a full-time author. Over the following decades, he expanded his bibliography with ambitious epic fantasies and animal-centered novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Maia (1984), before passing away on December 24, 2016, at the age of 96.
Adams distinguished his fiction through a grave, detailed, and meticulously researched naturalism that treated animal biology, instinct, and environmental pressures with serious gravity rather than lighthearted sentimentality. His narratives integrate rich world-building, incorporating invented mythologies, folklore, and specialized dialects that give animal societies a distinct cultural depth. Rather than presenting simple children's fables, his works present complex moral and political allegories, examining themes of exile, totalitarian power, ecological stewardship, and human cruelty toward animals.
