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Richard Adams (1920–2016) was an English novelist best known for his debut work, Watership Down. Educated at Oxford, Adams served in the British Army during World War II and later worked as a civil servant before turning to writing.
Known for: Watership Down
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Watership Down
Watership Down is a classic adventure novel that follows a group of rabbits as they flee the destruction of their warren and embark on a perilous journey to find a new home. Led by Hazel and guided by the prophetic Fiver, the rabbits face predators, human threats, and rival warrens, ultimately establishing a new community based on courage, cooperation, and freedom.
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Fiver’s Vision and the Exodus from Sandleford
Every story of transformation begins with a voice that few are willing to hear. In Sandleford Warren, that voice belongs to Fiver — nervous, small, seemingly insignificant. Yet it is he who senses catastrophe brewing in the fields they call home. His vision is terrible: blood soaking the grass, bull...
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Flight Through the Wild and the Test of Survival
The open countryside is both freedom and peril. For creatures so small, the English landscape looms immense, filled with the constant threat of predators and exhaustion. Through their journey, the rabbits learn the true cost of liberty. They faced owls in the darkness, foxes in the hedgerows, men wi...
From Watership Down
About Richard Adams
Richard Adams (1920–2016) was an English novelist best known for his debut work, Watership Down. Educated at Oxford, Adams served in the British Army during World War II and later worked as a civil servant before turning to writing. His works often explore themes of nature, leadership, and survival.
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Richard Adams (1920–2016) was an English novelist best known for his debut work, Watership Down. Educated at Oxford, Adams served in the British Army during World War II and later worked as a civil servant before turning to writing.
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