Richard adams biography watership down

Depending on when your childhood was, the words ‘Watership Down’ may well conjure something fairly vivid.

If you were a child of the Seventies, perhaps you were among the millions who devoured the book. Or maybe you were taken to the cinema to see the infamous film adaptation, which terrified an entire generation so thoroughly that for the next one, millennials, 'Watership Down' became synonymous with peril. Over the past decade, the image of Watership Down’s cartoon rabbits have been revived for a new generation in meme culture. Nearly 50 years have passed, and Richard Adams' cautionary tale remains starkly relevant. It’s quite amazing to think it was almost never published at all.

Adams, who would have been this week, was a civil servant for most of his life, working in housing, local government and eventually in the Department of the Environment and hailing from Berkshire. He wasn’t, in short, a career

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Richard Adams

Born

in Newbury, Berkshire, England, The United Kingdom

May 09,

Died

December 24,

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Influences

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Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire. From until he was educated at Bradfield College. In he went up to Worcester College, Oxford to read Modern History. On 3 September Neville Chamberlain announced that the United Kingdom was at war with Germany. In Adams joined the British Army, in which he served until He received a class B discharge enabling him to return to Worcester to continue his studies for a further two years (). He took the degree of Bachelor of Arts in and of Master of Arts in

He was a senior civil servant who worked as an Assistant sekreterare for the Department of Agriculture, later part of the Department of the Environment, from to Since , following publication of hAdams was born in Newbury, Berkshire. From until he was educated at Bradfie

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Richard Adams

English writer (–)

For other people named Richard Adams, see Richard Adams (disambiguation).

Richard George AdamsFRSL (10 May ^[a] – 24 December ) was an English novelist. He is best known for his debut novel Watership Down which achieved international acclaim. His other works included Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. In , two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author.^[3][4]

Early life and education

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Richard Adams was born on 10 May in Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Lillian Rosa (née Button) and Evelyn George Beadon Adams, a doctor.^[1] He attended Horris Hill School from to and Bradfield College from to In , he went to Worcester College, Oxford, to read Modern History. In July , Adams was called