![]() ![]() The latter explores animal rights through the tale of two dogs that escape from a laboratory. Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams's bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and the legendary rabbit hero El. The author, born on in Berkshire, also wrote Shardik, The Girl in a Swing and The Plague Dogs. His books will be cherished for years to come.” ![]() ‘They’ll be alright – and thousands like them.”’Ī spokesman for Oneworld publications, which brought out a new edition of Watership Down with illustrations by Aldo Galli, said: “Very saddened to hear that Richard Adams has passed. “‘You needn’t worry about them,’ said his companion. It read: “It seemed to Hazel that he would not be needing his body any more, so he left it lying on the edge of the ditch, but stopped for a moment to watch his rabbits and to try to get used to the extraordinary feeling that strength and speed were flowing inexhaustibly out of him into their sleek young bodies and healthy senses. ![]() The statement announcing his death quoted a passage from the end of his best-known work. Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adamss bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie Medal andthe Guardian. Photograph: Greenwood/ANL/Rex/Shutterstock ![]()
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