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Watership Down

Author: Richard Adams  

The phenomenal world seller for over 30 years returns to its original publishing home in a beautiful new edition.

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The phenomenal world seller for over 30 years returns to its original publishing home in a beautiful new edition.

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Description

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams's "Watership Down" is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.

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Critic Reviews

"A classic...A great book."

-- "Los Angeles Times"


"Quite marvelous...A powerful new vision of the great chain of being."

-- "The New York Times Book Review"


"Spellbinding...Marvelous...A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do."

-- "Chicago Tribune"

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About the Author

Richard Adams was born in 1920. In the mid-sixties he completed his first novel, "Watership Down, the story of which he originally told his children to while away time on a long car journey. His many other books include the novels "Shardik, The Plague Dogs, The Girl in a Swing, Maia and, "Traveller; his autobiography "The Day Gone By; and several books on the natural world. He and his wife, who have two daughters, live in the South of England.

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Product Details

Publisher
Turtleback Books
Published
30th November 2005
Pages
476
ISBN
9781417754205

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