Richard Adams

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 friends, 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.

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this highly anticipated edition of Tales from Watership Down.Return to the warren with this treasured collection of short stories, an epic encore to the timeless classic Watership Down.Dig deeper into the extraordinary inner lives of Bigwig, Dandelion, Fiver, Hazel, and the legendary El-ahrairah steeped in rich tradition and unearth the untold legends, passed down through generations, that shaped their destinies. . .

Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf.After being horribly mistreated at a government animal research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolation, and terror, of the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call ''the Tod,'' the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague.

In a bitterly divided world, a giant bear becomes an object of worship in “the extraordinary fantasy novel by the author of Watership Down ” ( The Guardian , UK).In a burning forest, Kelderek the hunter encounters a gigantic bear unlike any he’s seen before. Surely this is the reincarnation of Lord Shardik, the messenger of god whose return has been anticipated by the primitive Ortelgan people. In service to Shardik, Kelderek becomes a prophet, then a soldier, and finally an emperor-priest. Swept up by fate and his impassioned faith, Klederek will come to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in the bear’s divinity.Written after his bestselling debut novel Watership Down , Richard Adams’s Shardik is an epic fantasy of tragic character. A fascinating depiction of the power of belief, it explores themes of faith, slavery, and war.

Maia is a fifteen-year-old peasant beauty growing up in poverty beside Lake Serrelind. Seduced by her stepfather and betrayed by her jealous mother, Maia finds herself in the hands of slave-traders to be sold as a concubine. She attracts the attention of General Kembri who uses her to obtain information from her admirers and her adventures uncover a plot for civil war. Proclaimed as a heroine, she finds that one sinister result of fame is to have enemies in high places and Maia has to struggle for survival through treachery, cruelty, lost love and a final flight through a wild empire to escape a crumbling regime.

A shy young man meets a beautiful woman in the company of a young girl. He finds himself swept off of his feet and married to her, bringing her with him to live in his family home. She is his erotic dream come true; she does everything she can to bind him to her and join him in his comfortable life.Soon, however, odd things begin to happen. Things in the house are strangely damp with what looks like seawater, bodies appear under the water that aren't really there. It all winds up to a horrifying conclusion.

Examines the events of the Civil War through the eyes of General Robert E. Lee's closest companion and devoted horse, Traveller.

In this volume, Richard Adams has collected together nineteen enchanting folk-tales from almost as many parts of the world - from Europe to China and from Polynesia to the Arctic Circle. Each has a special magic, an aura that is sometimes beautiful and fascinating, sombre and frightening, or exciting and colourful. But what unites all these stories is the essential quality of folk-lore, something that transcends the boundaries of nations, of custom and time, that gives them their permanence and universality of appeal. "Authors need folk-tales," Richard Adams says, "in the same way as composers need folk-song. They're the headspring of the narrator's art, where the story stands forth at its simple, irreducible best. They don't date, any more than dreams, for they are the collective dreams of humanity." In order to preserve as far as possible the immediacy and directness of authentic folk story-telling, each of the nineteen tales is presented as being told by an imagined narrator to one or more hearers at a particular time and place, sometimes past, sometimes present. However, the reader is never told the identity either of the teller or his hearers, but is left free to infer both them and the occasion solely from the narrator's own words. This original technique adds a novel dash of piquancy to this fine collection.

A gentleman tyger and his son set sail from Victorian England into the timeless unknown. Together they roam across the seas, through jungles, past ice-covered mountains and erupting volcanoes and many more unexpected hazards along the way.

The ship's cat is introduced as a patriotic swashbuckling crew member of the English privateer Alcestis. After attacking a lone Spanish ship, the Alcestis is defeated by Spanish reinforcements and its crew taken as captives to the Panamanian port of Chagres. The ship's cat is initially imprisoned, but the gaoler's daughter takes pity on him and has him released to serve in the gaoler's kitchen. After the gaoler and his companions become drunk celebrating Saint Philip's Day, the ship's cat steals the keys to the gaol and releases his shipmates. Together, they steal a ship from the harbor and sail for home, pursued by their erstwhile captors. Their pursuers are frightened off by the sudden appearance of Sir Francis Drake (outward bound on his global circumnavigation of 1577). After Drake departs, the ship's cat reveals that he has discovered a hoard of treasure in the ship's hold. The crew sail home to England, where they are greeted as heroes and the cat is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.

Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure drama film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the hugely popular book of the same name by Richard Adams. It was released on October 19, 1978 and was an immediate success, becoming the sixth most popular film of 1979 at the British box office. The same year of the film release, "The Watership Down Film Picture Book with linking text by Richard Adams" was published, a book of pictures from the film with linking text from the original novel by Richard Adams. It features a preface written by Richard Adams and a foreword written by Martin Rosen; hardcover with glossy printed cover over boards, 9.5" x 8'" x 1", more than 250 colour stills from the film captioned with quotes from the book and the movie script, unpaginated - over 200 pages. The Lapine Glossary (courtesy of Richard Adams) appears at the back.

From the author of Watership Down, comes a picture book about the adventures of a mischievous homemade dragon.Whatever you've lost, Egg Box Dragon will find it. He's retrieved missing footballs, glasses and watches aplenty. He's so expert at cracking mysteries that the Queen herself requests his services. Will Egg Box Dragon find the missing diamond from the Queen's crown?

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

The author recounts his childhood, education, and World War II experiences

First edition hardcover, signed by the author and illustraor, with clipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light creasing to the jacket edges, a few small marks to the pageblock, and board corners and spine ends are bumped. The pages, plates and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW

An eminent novelist and a scientist look at three typical English landscapes - river, woodland, meadow - and investigate the changes they undergo throughout the seasons. Their illuminating approaches to this fascinating subject are further complimented by David Goddard's beautiful full-colour illustrations of the three landscapes. Richard Adams exhibits all the insight and sensitivity that is to be expected from the author of Watership Down.

Originally published in a limited edition in 1982. Three tremendous figures from the legendary world of the ancient Polynesian gods and heroes: Hina, Maui and Te Tuna, the terrible giant eel of the ocean depths, the most feared creature in the world, are the characters in this unusual poem.

Richard Adams, author of the best-selling novel Watership Down, has specially chosen this outstanding collection of animal storiesby well-known writers. Enchanting, amusing, and memorable, this book will delight readers of all ages.

Born into slavery on a U.S. plantation in 1759, Daniel has no experience of life beyond the boundaries of his masters' land until an event occurs which changes his life forever. Daniel is cast out of the plantation into a hostile world. He embarks on a journey which will span continents, test his courage and endurance to the limit and expose him to the horror of the slave trade.Daniel's experience as a crew member of a slave ship is so profound that he becomes determiend to campaign for the abolition of the UK slave trade. In doing so, he adds his voice to those of the great reformers of the age, inclduing Thomas Clarkson and the great William Wilberforce.Daniel's story is testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and how one man can make a difference. As we approach the anniversary of the abolition of slavery act, Daniel's story reminds us of the determination and fortitude of those who brought about that change and continue to inspire us.

Sm Quarto, 1978, PP.108, Familiar Country Scenes, Woodland, Meadow, Mountain Stream And Reservoir Are Examined For The Changes That Occur There Through Twenty Four Hours

This is the story of three generations of a family. Raymond who joins with the forces massing to challenge Richard of York, his son who remains loyal to the princess whose future is far from secure and Anthony, a man of action, straying toward treason.

The authors describe their experiences during a two month trip through the waters of the Antarctic observing the region's wildlife

Presents the humorous adventures of two lovable but mischievous kittens whose good intentions often lead to trouble for their master.

Part Two Of Three PartsMaia, eldest daughter in a poor fisherman's family, grows up in a remote corner of the Belkan Empire. She leads a quiet, sheltered life until...impossible for her to have imagined, and entirely through the duplicitous act of another...she is sold into bondage as a concubine. Thrust into a world wicked and depraved, Maia survives. She inspires confidence and gathers power. At a time of great crisis within the Empire, Maia stands alone as the one who can prevent its destruction. She gains national fame...yet remains caught up in danger and despair.

137p paperback, tape mark to spine, very good