Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams

Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams

Tales From Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams's bestselling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love--including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah--and presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind. These whimsical tales include all-new adventures and traditional stories of rabbit mythology, charming us once again with imagination, heart, and wonder. A spellbinding book of courage and survival, Tales From Watership Down is an exciting invitation to come home to a beloved world.

Adams, Richard: - Richard Adams, the son of a country doctor, was born in Newbury in England in 1920. He was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in 1948 joined the civil service. In the mid-1960s he completed his first novel, Watership Down, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher. It was eventually awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. In 1974 he retired from the civil service and published a series of further books, including Shardik, Tales from Watership Down, Maia, The Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing. Adams died on Christmas Eve, 2016.

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ISBN 13	9780606351218
ISBN 10	0606351213
Title	Tales from Watership Down
Author	Richard Adams
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Turtleback Books
Year published	2012-12-11
Number of pages	267
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