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Richard Adams

Richard Adams was born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, and studied history at Bradfield and Worcester College, Oxford. He is the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling and award-winning Watership Down, his first book.

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English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down

Born 9 May 1920
Died 24 December 2016

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  • Cover of: Watership Down (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_c0y5 Cover of edition watershipdownnov00adam Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_z5b7 Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_l3h4 Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_s5e7 Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_f8x3 Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_y0o5 Cover of edition watershipdown0000adam_s1e3 Cover of edition watershipdown00rich First published in 1972 — 97 editions
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    Cover of edition shardik0000adam_j1o9 Cover of edition shard00adam Cover of edition shardik00adamrich Cover of edition shardik0000adam Cover of edition shardikadam00adam Cover of edition shardik00adam_055 First published in 1965 — 38 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales from Watership Down

    Cover of edition talesfromwatersh00adam First published in 1977 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: The girl in a swing

    Cover of edition girlinswing00adamrich First published in 1980 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Stories: all new tales

    Cover of edition isbn_9780061230929 Cover of edition storiesallnewtal00gaim First published in 2010 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Watership Down (Watership Down): Escape to the Hills

    Cover of edition weneedmorerabbit0000alle Cover of edition escapetohills0000alle Cover of edition rabbitsindanger0000alle First published in 1999 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Plague Dogs: A Novel

    Cover of edition plaguedogs00rich_0 Cover of edition plaguedogs00rich First published in 1981 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Traveller

    First published in 1988 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Traveller: a novel

    First published in 1988 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Maia

    First published in 1986 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The plague dogs

    First published in 1977 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Plague Dogs

    First published in 2011 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Appropriate English: Volume 1

    First published in 1984 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The day gone by: an autobiography

    Cover of edition daygonebyautobio00adam First published in 1990 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A nature diary

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  • Cover of: Nature through the seasons

    First published in 1975 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Watership down film picture book: with linking text

    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The tyger voyage

    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Outlandish Knight

    Cover of edition outlandishknight0000adam_o7o8 First published in 2000 — 3 editions
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English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down

Born 9 May 1920
Died 24 December 2016

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Humorous poetry, Rabbits, Children's poetry, English, Dogs, English Humorous poetry, Fiction in English, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, historical, general, Juvenile poetry, Animal experimentation, Animals, Cats, Children's poetry, Folklore, History, Juvenile fiction, Large type books, Natural history, Nature, Tales, Animals, poetry, Beklan empire (imaginary place), fiction, Description and travel

Places

England, Great Britain, Antarctica, Lake District (England), Africa, Antarctic regions, English country locations, Isle of Man, Newbury (England), Southern States, United States, Watership Down

People

Richard Adams (1920-), George Frederick Arthur Belcher (1875-1947), Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), rabbits

Time

20th century, 1600s, 18th century, 1918-1945, 21st century, Civil War, 1861-1865, time period modern but indeterminate

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Alternative names

  • Richard George Adams
  • Adams, Richard
  • RICHARD ADAMS
  • Adams Richard

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January 6, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
January 3, 2022 Edited by Nathaniel Chanticleer added death date
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import