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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 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 ...
Dec 27, 2016 · The tale, designed to while away a long car journey, turned into a best-seller. Yet Richard Adams, who has died aged 96, spent his first 52 years in relative anonymity. And when he did complete...
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.
Richard Adams has 88 books on Goodreads with 980493 ratings. Richard Adams’s most popular book is Watership Down (Watership Down, #1).
Dec 24, 2016 · Richard Adams Average rating: 4.07 · 520,415 ratings · 21,254 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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 27, 2016 · LONDON (AP) — British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book “Watership Down” became a classic of children’s literature, has died, according to his daughter. He was 96. Juliet Johnson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams died in Oxfordshire, England on Christmas Eve after getting progressively weaker in recent weeks.
