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Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist whose works include Watership Down, Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at Oxford before serving in the British Army during World War II.
Richard Adams (born May 9, 1920, Wash Common, Berkshire [now West Berkshire], England—died December 24, 2016) was an English author known for reinvigorating the genre of anthropomorphic fiction, most notably with the beloved children’s book Watership Down (1972; film 1978), a novel that presents a naturalistic tale of the travails of a ...
The story began as tales that Richard Adams told his young daughters Juliet and Rosamund during long car journeys. He recounted in 2007 that he "began telling the story of the rabbits ... improvised off the top of [his] head, as [they] were driving along".
Dec 28, 2016 · British novelist Richard Adams, who died on Saturday, Christmas Eve, at the age of 96, had a late start in fiction writing which began with a story for his children . Read more at...
Dec 27, 2016 · Richard Adams, the British novelist who became one of the world’s best-selling authors with his first book, “Watership Down,” a tale of rabbits whose adventures in a pastoral realm of epic ...
May 8, 2020 · Over the past decade, the image of Watership Down ’s cartoon rabbits have been revived for a new generation in meme culture. Nearly 50 years have passed, and Richard Adams' cautionary tale remains starkly relevant. It’s quite amazing to think it was almost never published at all.
Dec 27, 2016 · The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, has died aged 96, his daughter has said. Juliet Johnson said her father had been "ailing for some time" but "died peacefully" on Christmas Eve.
Dec 24, 2016 · Richard Adams Average rating: 4.07 · 520,006 ratings · 21,199 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Nov 1, 2005 · Richard Adams. Richard George Adams (born 9 May, 1920) is best-remembered as the author of Watership Down, but wrote many other novels, short stories, poems and a biography. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters, Juliet and Rosamond, on a trip to Stratford-on-Avon, to see a play.
Dec 28, 2016 · British author Richard Adams (pictured in 1978), whose 1972 book Watership Down became a classic of children's literature, died at age 96.
