This 1880 book is about the pepper family of five children and their widowed mother, mamsie, a seamstress in a small new england town. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture. Watership down september 1993 edition open library. Led by hazel, more of a william bradford than a moses. For instance, they could build an awesome palace of a rabbit hole like cowslips warren or maybe invent online social networking. Penguin childrens audiobooks, london 1997, isbn 9780140866926. Watership down watership down audiobook, by richard adams. And because of his powers, he has seen something that nobody else has. Watership down audiobook, unabridged audio cd unknown binding january 1, 2010 4. Watership down unabridged edition by richard adams. A warren of rabbits battles many threats on their daring journey to find a new home in this adaptation of the classic novel by richard adams. On one level it is quite a long book, written in fairly adult language which deals with serious issues like life and death, making it seem unsuitable for children. Watership down original cover uk imagine this book hot off the presses as you check out the cover for the uk first edition. One of the most beloved novels of our time, watership down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.
With john hurt, richard briers, ralph richardson, michael graham cox. Nine hours sounded like a long time when the proposition was first made to me, but when i received the abridged text of the novel for approval, i realized that it was hardly any time at all. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren he felt sure of it. Released on 19 october 1978, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixthmost. Mamsie faces poverty with a brave heart, a smiling face, and the help of her children ben, the eldest at the age of 11.
Not only has doing this shown me that it takes plenty of focus and lost sleep to make an abridged series but helped me recover some creative power that i havent had in a good while. Jun 19, 2016 seasons 1, 2 and 3 of the tv series watership down watership down is a britishcanadian animated fantasy childrens television series, adapted from the novel watership down by richard adams. Watership down 4 set in englands 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. Recordings of books on the ambleside list 2 librivox wiki. Concerned by troubling visions his brother has about an encroaching threat, hazel and several other rabbits set out in search of a new safe haven.
Book cover for watership down by richard adams with limitedtime offer banner. Watership down was written for adults, but adolescents often find it more irresistible than their elders do. There was an audiobook deal for a game of thrones on the table a few years ago, but it was for an abridged nine hour version. A worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, watership down is the compelling tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the worlda classic yarn of discovery and struggle the new york times.
Its probably the best voice acting ive heard so far. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Seasons 1, 2 and 3 of the tv series watership down watership down is a britishcanadian animated fantasy childrens television series, adapted from. Watership down was adapted into a fourcassette audiobook. Sadly this is a poorly abridged version of the book, and not advertised as abridged on amazon. Watership down is an odd book and i can see why publishers were so hesitant to touch it. Listen to classics audiobooks on your ipod, android, kindle or mp3 player. The first rabbit stopped in a sunny patch and scratched his ear with rapid movements of his hind leg. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. An abridged version of an essential pulitzer prize winner, read by a. He has seen, to put it simply, a vision foretelling. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Title details for watership down by richard adams available.
Learn more about watership down in the listening books digital collection. Jul 14, 2009 a worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, watership down is the compelling tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the worlda classic yarn of discovery and struggle the new york times. Although the rabbit characters have a language and a culture, and they converse and interact just as humans do, these are not capandwaistcoat picturebook bunnies, but fully realized characters whose conflicts and triumphs keep readers engrossed. Two brothers lead the surge against the invasion of man and the destruction of their home. Adams also invented the language, lapine, spoken by hazel and fiver. Really excellent audio version of the book i read watership down when it came out in the 70s. Watership down wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Watership down by richard adams 1985, cassette, abridged at the best online. And since this is a new place, they have the chance to come up with some new ideas and start over. A signpost in human language announces a development of the field the remaining rabbits will be subsequently gassed.
Diana is an amazing writer encompassing history and romance with actionadventure, myths and legends and time travel all within an amazing story. For the best answers, search on this site i liked both the book by richard adams and the animated 1978 movie. Although he was a yearling and still below full weight, he had not the harassed look of most outskirters that is, the rank and file of. A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home.
Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Nov 22, 2003 there was an audiobook deal for a game of thrones on the table a few years ago, but it was for an abridged nine hour version. Watership down began as a series of improvised stories author richard adams told his young daughters during car trips. This beautifully abridged and adventurefilled version will thrill children and whet their appetite for the complete work when they are ready to tackle it. The descriptions of nature, landscapes,and the seasons are evocative and detailed. Listeners have requested a list of librivox recordings of books recommended by ambleside online for use with homeschooling. Watership down is a true classic of animal literature, full of adventure and giving the reader a great deal of information about the lives and deaths of rabbits in the wild. Led by hazel, more of a william bradford than a moses, the. Watership down abridged read by roy dotrice fantasy book. Jun 01, 2016 watership down is a true classic of animal literature, full of adventure and giving the reader a great deal of information about the lives and deaths of rabbits in the wild.
Many recordings available including american standard version and king james version. New audiobooks deals daily up to 95% off free audiobook app. Jan 28, 2008 for the best answers, search on this site i liked both the book by richard adams and the animated 1978 movie. Watership down movie poster imagine this hanging out the wall of your local theater. Set in the hampshire downs in southern england, an idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of suspense, hot pursuit, and derringdo chicago tribune follows a band of rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction. The correct pronunciation is phonetically ellahrare raaa. This stirring tale of courage and survival against the odds has become one of the bestloved animal adventures of all time. Watership down original cover us of course if you lived in america at the time, this is the version you would have had. It was financed by a consortium of british financial institutions and was distributed by cinema international corporation in the united kingdom.
Watership down audible audiobook unabridged amazon. Watership down audible audiobook unabridged richard adams author, peter capaldi narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Download classics audiobooks featuring best sellers and toprated customer favorites. Watership down audiobooks listen to the full series. Classics audio books download classics best sellers. For instance, they could build an awesome palace of a rabbit hole like cowslips. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren. With james mcavoy, nicholas hoult, john boyega, ben kingsley. Nov 27, 2012 watership down is a true classic of animal literature, full of adventure and giving the reader a great deal of information about the lives and deaths of rabbits in the wild. Like all good childrens literature, watership down does not insult the young readers intelligence with simplified messages. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey.
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