Richard Adams

Richard Adams (1920-2016) was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England, and grew up near the real Watership Down, a chalk hill in the north Hampshire countryside. He served in the British Army during World War II, seeing action in the Middle East and Europe, before spending most of his career as a civil servant in the Department of the Environment. He began telling the story of Hazel and his rabbits to his daughters during car journeys, and their encouragement led him to write it down. The manuscript was rejected by thirteen publishers before Rex Collings accepted it in 1972. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Watership Down.