Watership Down

Watership Down
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 499
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ISBN-10 : 9781439176122
ISBN-13 : 1439176124
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Watership Down by : Richard Adams

Download or read book Watership Down written by Richard Adams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with a new introduction by Madeline Miller, the New York Times bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe. The 50th anniversary edition of Richard Adam’s timeless classic, the tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world—“a classic yarn of discovery and struggle” (The New York Times). A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale 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 from their native Sandleford Warren, through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, and toward the dream of a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. “Spellbinding…Marvelous…A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do.” —Chicago Tribune

Watership Down

Watership Down
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780241953235
ISBN-13 : 0241953235
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Watership Down by : Richard Adams

Download or read book Watership Down written by Richard Adams and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 40th anniversary edition of Richard Adams' picaresque saga about a motley band of rabbits - Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of our time. Sandleford Warren is in danger. Hazel's younger brother Fiver is convinced that a great evil is about to befall the land, but no one will listen. And why would they when it is Spring and the grass is fat and succulent? So together Hazel and Fiver and a few other brave rabbits secretly leave behind the safety and strictures of the warren and hop tentatively out into a vast and strange world. Chased by their former friends, hunted by dogs and foxes, avoiding farms and other human threats, but making new friends, Hazel and his fellow rabbits dream of a new life in the emerald embrace of Watership Down . . . 'A gripping story of rebellion in a rabbit warren and the subsequent adventures of the rebels. Adams has a poetic eye and a gift for storytelling which will speak to readers of all ages for many years to come' Sunday Times 'A masterpiece. The best story about wild animals since The Wind in the Willows. Very funny, exciting, often moving' Evening Standard 'A great book. A whole world is created, perfectly real in itself, yet constituting a deep incidental comment on human affairs' Guardian Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Service. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972. Richard Adams has written many novels and short stories, including Shardik and The Plague Dogs.

Tales from Watership Down

Tales from Watership Down
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780307808233
ISBN-13 : 0307808238
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tales from Watership Down by : Richard Adams

Download or read book Tales from Watership Down written by Richard Adams and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “utterly captivating” (People) sequel to the beloved classic Watership Down, which introduced millions of readers to an extraordinary world of rabbits. • “It’s grand to see Mr. Adams’s characters again.” —The New York Times Book Review Tales From Watership Down returns to the unforgettable characters of Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary hero El-ahrairah, and also presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind, embark on new adventures, and recount traditional stories of rabbit mythology, charming us once again with imagination, heart, and wonder. A spellbinding book of courage and survival, these tales are an exciting invitation to come home to a beloved world.

The Private Life of the Rabbit

The Private Life of the Rabbit
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : UCLA:31158000537232
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Private Life of the Rabbit by : Ronald Mathias Lockley

Download or read book The Private Life of the Rabbit written by Ronald Mathias Lockley and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Watership Down

Watership Down
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Publisher : Simon Spotlight
Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : 9781534457065
ISBN-13 : 1534457062
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

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Download or read book Watership Down written by and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the adventures of the beloved rabbits from Watership Down—the animated TV miniseries now streaming on Netflix—in this beautiful storybook by Frank Cottrell-Boyce adapted from the TV scripts based on the Carnegie Medal–winning novel and timeless classic by Richard Adams. Set in the English countryside, Watership Down tells the tale of a small group of rabbits suddenly forced to abandon their warren and seek a safe home. As they set off to find a new place to live, they encounter all kinds of danger, from the landscape, from humans, and also from other rabbits! Will they find a new place to call home? Watership Down © 2018 Watership Down Television Limited A Netflix Original Series All rights reserved.

Shardik

Shardik
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 503
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ISBN-10 : 9781468302028
ISBN-13 : 1468302027
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Shardik by : Richard Adams

Download or read book Shardik written by Richard Adams and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2001-10-30 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a bitterly divided world, a giant bear becomes an object of worship in “the extraordinary fantasy novel by the author of Watership Down” (The Guardian, UK). In a burning forest, Kelderek the hunter encounters a gigantic bear unlike any he’s seen before. Surely this is the reincarnation of Lord Shardik, the messenger of god whose return has been anticipated by the primitive Ortelgan people. In service to Shardik, Kelderek becomes a prophet, then a soldier, and finally an emperor-priest. Swept up by fate and his impassioned faith, Klederek will come to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in the bear’s divinity. Written after his bestselling debut novel Watership Down, Richard Adams’s Shardik is an epic fantasy of tragic character. A fascinating depiction of the power of belief, it explores themes of faith, slavery, and war.

Frost Dancers: A Story of Hares

Frost Dancers: A Story of Hares
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Publisher : Gateway
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780575114326
ISBN-13 : 0575114320
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Frost Dancers: A Story of Hares by : Garry Kilworth

Download or read book Frost Dancers: A Story of Hares written by Garry Kilworth and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-03-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amongst the gorse and the heathers of his native highlands, Skelter the mountain hare enjoyed an idyllic life: browsing and gambolling; taking in the superb scenery and making female friends, including the beautiful Rushie. Then one day Skelter's life of ease came to an abrupt end. Netted and captured, he and several other hares are transported hundreds of miles, to the strange lands of the south, destined for the cruel sport of hare coursing. Amidst a hell of shouting men and howling greyhounds, Skelter witnesses a nightmare, before making a miraculous escape. Alone, stranded in a landscape he does not understand, Skelter must learn to survive, despite the hostility and distrust of the local hares and other natural hazards. By far the most horrifying peril that faces Skelter is the florge: a vast, flying monster which is terrorising the countryside, killing indiscriminately. Raised in isolation by a man, thousands of miles from his native habitat, Bubba is a killer more terrifying than any natural creature: for he believes himself human. Can one small mountain hare survive against such a monster?