Watership Down
Watership Down by Richard Adams is a reissue published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers on October 23, 2012. This illustrated edition presents the enchanting world of the Sandleford Warren rabbits, offering readers a chance to discover or revisit this celebrated modern classic. The narrative follows a group of rabbits as they escape the destruction of their home, embarking on a journey filled with adventure and the quest for a new society.
In this edition, readers will find a stirring tale that explores themes of courage and survival against the backdrop of England’s Downs. The book features over twenty evocative illustrations by Aldo Galli, selected by Richard Adams himself, enhancing the storytelling experience. With its rich blend of fantasy and coming-of-age elements, this edition of Watership Down invites readers to engage with a timeless narrative that resonates with both young and adult audiences alike.
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Discover—or revisit—the enchanting world of the Sandleford Warren rabbits in this first-ever illustrated edition of a celebrated modern classic.
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for almost forty years, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, 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.
A book that speaks to our society as vividly as it did nearly half a century ago, this keepsake Scribner Classic edition showcases more than twenty sumptuous, evocative tip-in paintings from Aldo Galli, an illustrator chosen by Richard Adams himself.
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