An edition of Watership Down (1972)

Watership Down

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Watership Down
Richard Adams
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An edition of Watership Down (1972)

Watership Down

  • 4.11 ·
  • 81 Ratings
  • 359 Want to read
  • 10 Currently reading
  • 106 Have read

Watership Down is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world—soon to be a BBC and Netflix animated miniseries starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar and Grammy award-winning Sir Ben Kingsley.

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival 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 forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.

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Publisher
Avon Books
Language
English
Pages
478

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Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
2014, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
2012, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
in English - 1st ed.
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Watership down
2012, Puffin
in English - 40th anniversary ed.
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
Oct 04, 2001, Penguin Books Ltd
paperback
Cover of: Watership down
Watership down: Roman
2001, Ullstein
in German
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
September 1993, Avon Books
in English
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
Oct 11, 1976, imusti, Paradine Press
hardcover
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
1975, Avon
in English
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down: a novel
1975, Avon Books
Cover of: Watership Down
Watership Down
1974, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Watership Down (Puffin Books)
Watership Down (Puffin Books)
July 26, 1973, Puffin Books

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First Sentence

"The primroses were over. Toward the edge of the wood, where the ground became open and sloped down to an old fence and a brambly ditch beyond, only a few fading patches of pale yellow still showed among the dog's mercury and oak tree roots. On the other side of the fence, the upper part of the field was full of rabbit holes. In places the grass was gone altogether and everywhere there were clusters of dry droppings, through which nothing but the ragwort would grow."

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Page 13
Map Page 14
Table of Contents cont. Page 16
Part I. The Journey Page 17
Chapter 1. The Notice Board Page 17
Chapter 2. The Chief Rabbit Page 23
Chapter 3. Hazel's Decision Page 28
Chapter 4. The Departure Page 31
Chapter 5. In the Woods Page 36
Chapter 6. The Story of the Blessing of El-ahrairah Page 40
Chapter 7. The Lendri and the River Page 44
Chapter 8. The Crossing Page 47
Chapter 9. The Crow and the Beanfield Page 53
Chapter 10. The Road and the Common Page 59
Chapter 11. Hard Going Page 67
Chapter 12. The Stranger in the Field Page 71
Chapter 13. Hospitality Page 84
Chapter 14. "Like Trees in November" Page 92
Chapter 15. The Story of the King's Lettuce Page 106
Chapter 16. Silverweed Page 113
Chapter 17. The Shining Wire Page 119
Part II. On Watership Down Page 133
Chapter 18. Watership Down Page 133
Chapter 19. Fear in the Dark Page 141
Chapter 20. A Honeycomb and a Mouse Page 151
Chapter 21. "For El-ahrairah to Cry" Page 162
Chapter 22. The Story of the Trial of El-ahrairah Page 173
Chapter 23. Kehaar Page 190
Chapter 24. Nuthanger Farm Page 208
Chapter 25. The Raid Page 217
Chapter 26. Fiver Beyond Page 236
Chapter 27. "You Can't Imagine It Unless You've Been There" Page 241
Chapter 28. At the Foot of the Hill Page 254
Chapter 29. Return and Departure Page 263
Part III. Efrafa Page 271
Chapter 30. A New Journey Page 271
Chapter 31. The Story of El-ahrairah and the Black Rabbit of Inlé Page 278
Chapter 32. Across the Iron Road Page 292
Chapter 33. The Great River Page 300
Chapter 34. General Woundwort Page 313
Chapter 35. Groping Page 322
Chapter 36. Approaching Thunder Page 341
Chapter 37. The Thunder Builds Up Page 346
Chapter 38. The Thunder Breaks Page 357
Part IV. Hazel-rah Page 375
Chapter 39. The Bridges Page 375
Chapter 40. The Way Back Page 388
Chapter 41. The Story of Rowsby Woof and the Fairy Wogdog Page 401
Chapter 42. News at Sunset Page 414
Chapter 43. The Great Patrol Page 421
Chapter 44. A Message from El-ahrairah Page 429
Chapter 45. Nuthanger Farm Again Page 437
Chapter 46. Bigwig Stands his Ground Page 442
Chapter 47. The Sky Suspended Page 450
Chapter 48. Dea ex Machina Page 461
Chapter 49. Hazel Comes Home Page 466
Chapter 50. And Last Page 470
Epilogue Page 479
Glossary. Lapine Glossary Page 482

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OL7431101M
ISBN 10
0380004283
ISBN 13
9780380004287
Library Thing
1537
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1354217

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