Tales from Watership Down - Hardcover

Adams, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679451250 ISBN 13: 9780679451259

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996

Synopsis

Watership Down was one of this century's best-loved works of imaginative literature. Now Richard Adams returns, to tell us what happened to the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort.

Tales From Watership Down begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling adventures experienced by Al-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero, and his stalwart, Rabscuttle, during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inlé (as narrated in Watership Down). Finally, in the principal part of the book, we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of the Down-- Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and their companions--including the impact on the warren of the obsessive doe Flyairth, and the appointment of Hyzenthlay as a female Chief Rabbit and partner to Hazel.

All readers-- the millions who remember Watership Down with the deepest affection, and also those for whom this volume will be their first encounter with the rabbits-- will find these nineteen tales utterly compelling, the fruit of Richard Adam's spellbinding narrative power and ability to conjure up a world that is at the same time both real and unreal.

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Review:

The original Watership Down is one of those wonderful works that appeals to readers both young and old. The story of a group of rabbits on an adventure into unfamiliar yards, farms, and fields made for an imaginative, captivating journey. This latest work follows the aftermath of the original's climactic ending and includes the rabbits' retelling of various myths associated with their rabbit-hood, plus some new twists and developments. This is a captivating introduction to Adams's warren for first-time visitors, and those who loved the original Watership Down won't be disappointed.

About the Author:

Richard Adams was born in 1920. In the mid-sixties he completed his first novel, Watership Down, the story of which he originally told his children to while away time on a long car journey. His many other books include the novels Shardik, The Plague Dogs, The Girl in a Swing, Maia and, Traveller; his autobiography The Day Gone By; and several books on the natural world. He and his wife, who have two daughters,live in the South of England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679451250
• ISBN 13: 9780679451259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 267
• Illustrator: John Lawrence