Watership Down

:For the hill named Watership Down, see Watership Down, Hampshire.

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Watership Down is 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. Initially based on a collection of tales that Adams told to his young children on trips to the countryside, the book endured 13 rejections from publishers before finally breaking through.

Related Topics:
Richard Adams - Novel - A hill - Hampshire - England - United Kingdom - 1972

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