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A group of rabbits reluctantly abandon their home warren when one of them, Fiver, who has second sight, predicts a terrible disaster. Many exciting and terrifying adventures follow as the resourceful band, led by Hazel, embark on their epic journey in search of a new home.

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Despite the fact that it's often a hard sell at first (what teenager wouldn't cringe at the thought of 400-plus pages of talking rabbits?), Richard Adams' bunny-centric epic rarely fails to win the love and respect of anyone who reads it, regardless of age. Like most great novels, Watership Down is a rich story that can be read (and reread) on many different levels. The book is often praised as an allegory, with its analogues between human and rabbit culture (a fact sometimes used to goad skeptical teens, who resent the challenge that they won't "get" it, into reading it), but it's equally praiseworthy as just a corking good adventure.

The story follows a warren of Berkshire rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a land developer. As they search for a safe haven, skirting danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band and its compelling culture and mythos. Adams has crafted a touching, involving world in the dirt and scrub of the English countryside, complete with its own folk history and language (the book comes with a "lapine" glossary, a guide to rabbitese). As much about freedom, ethics and human nature as it is about a bunch of bunnies looking for a warm hidey-hole and some mates, Watership Down will continue to make the transition from classroom desk to bedside table for many generations to come. --Paul Hughes

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A great book. A whole world is created, perfectly real in itself, yet constituting a deep incidental comment on human affairs (Guardian)

Stunning and compulsive reading (Sunday Times)

A gripping story of rebellion in a rabbit warren and the subsequent adventures of the rebels. Adams has a poetic eye and a gift for storytelling which will speak to readers of all ages for many years to come (Sunday Telegraph)

A masterpiece. The best story about wild animals since The Wind in the Willows. Very funny, exciting, often moving (Evening Standard)

Extraordinary . . . magically well-made and memorable (New York Times)

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  • PublisherPenguin
  • Publication date1978
  • ISBN 10 0140050639
  • ISBN 13 9780140050639
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages256
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