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WATERSHIP DOWN
by Richard Adams
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0140039589
- ISBN 13
- 9780140039580
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About This Item
Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin UK, 1973. Reprint of 1976 . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG/strong & sound w/loss to upper front by spine, faint creasings to spine, sticker removal scars to back. PO name to fEP. Classic animal literature. Celebrated debut novel by English writer Richard George Adams (1920 - 2016), winner n of the Carnegie Medal (UK) and Guardian Prize (UK). Adapted to film (1978), an animated children's television series, and a miniseries available on Netflix (2018), An epic saga of heroic acheivements set in southern England near Hampshire. Our heroes are a small band of rabbits. Although they continue to live in burrows in thel wild, they are thoroughly anthropomorphised, possessing a fully developed culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the groups as they escape imminent destruction of their warren in search of a new homeland. They will utlimately settle in the hill of Watership Down. 478 pgs. An epic saga encountering perils and temptations along the way. Adams completed a sequel in 1996, "Tales from Watership Down"; preseanted as a collection of 19 short stories about El-ahrairah and the rabbits of the Watership Down warren. Strong copy in tired softcover.
Synopsis
Watership Down is an allegorical fantasy novel written by British author Richard Adams, narrating the adventures of a small group of anthropomorphized rabbits as they escape the destruction of their homeland. The story is set in England’s Downs, an idyllic rural home to the small native creatures who possess their own cultures, languages, poetry and mythology. They are soon faced with the settlement of humanity and watch as their land is ravaged by farmland and industrialized commercial advancement. In fear of their lives they leave their homes in hope of finding safety for their family and friends, despite the temptations and perils they are forced to struggle with along the way.
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On Dec 27 2016, a reader said:
After hearing of Richard Adams' death, I turned once again to a book I have long considered to be a best friend. This adventure story pulls you into a world unseen by humans. The characters are human enough to relate to but animal enough to remain rabbits. The story is captivating and relevant. No matter how many times I read it, I can never put it down while reading the last quarter, it's so suspenseful and exciting.
The characters have been beloved of me for many years and I only hope that I have Fiver's insight, Hazel's authority, Bigwig's strength, and Blackberry's wits.
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- 100 POCKETS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020015
- Title
- WATERSHIP DOWN
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1976
- ISBN 10
- 0140039589
- ISBN 13
- 9780140039580
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, UK
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Animal Literature/Rabbits/Anthropomorphised/Epic Saga/Adventure
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Expeditions;
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