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Watership Down - Definition and Overview

Watership Down was the title of Richard Adams's first and most successful novel, named after a hill in the north of Hampshire in England where Adams grew up. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Rex Collings Ltd in 1972.

It tells the story of the escape of a group of rabbits from their threatened home and their subsequent adventures. Although Adams has always stated that the book was intended to be a children's story, many fans see the book as a political allegory by World War II veteran Adams, attacking fascism as Animal Farm attacked Stalinism.

Many years after the original novel Adams wrote a sequel of sorts, the short story anthology Tales from Watership Down.

Watership Down has become a modern classic and in 1978 was made into an acclaimed animated film, directed by Martin Rosen. In 1999, an animated television series under the same name was produced with Martin Rosen as coproducer.

See also: Fictional rabbits

Editions

UK editions

US editions

Example Usage of Watership
mamacrow: @carryoncalmly @mamacrow the book (Watership down) is far worse. a real fridge book. love love LOVE the snowman tho, must watch for dec!
muddybarefeet: @carryoncalmly @mamacrow I can't watch Watership Down, haven't seen it since the cinema as a child. Was in floods of tears.
mamacrow: @muddybarefeet @carryoncalmly its worse even than Watership down!
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