Watership down by richard adams 1985, cassette, abridged at the best online. 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. Watership down audible audiobook unabridged amazon. Fiver was only a small rabbit, but he had a sixth sense and foresaw that disaster was about to destroy the warren. Watership down watership down audiobook, by richard adams. Led by hazel, more of a william bradford than a moses, the. 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. Released on 19 october 1978, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixthmost. Watership down by richard adams 1985, cassette, abridged at the best online prices at ebay. Its probably the best voice acting ive heard so far. Watership down was written for adults, but adolescents often find it more irresistible than their elders do. 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. One of the most beloved novels of our time, watership down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.
Adams also invented the language, lapine, spoken by hazel and fiver. He has seen, to put it simply, a vision foretelling. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Richard adams, peter capaldi, blackstone audio, inc. 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. The descriptions of nature, landscapes,and the seasons are evocative and detailed. 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. 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. Watership down is a 1978 british animated adventuredrama film, written, produced and directed by martin rosen and based on the 1972 novel by richard adams. With john hurt, richard briers, ralph richardson, michael graham cox.
Sadly this is a poorly abridged version of the book, and not advertised as abridged on amazon. It was financed by a consortium of british financial institutions and was distributed by cinema international corporation in the united kingdom. Learn more about watership down in the listening books digital collection. Really excellent audio version of the book i read watership down when it came out in the 70s. I suspect that adams a student of carl jung and joseph campbell understood in depth what makes a watership down by richard adams watership down by richard adams audiobook watership down by richard adams summary netflix and bbc round up an allstar cast for watership down watership down by richard adams 1972 watership down by richard adams. Watership down audible audiobook unabridged richard adams author, peter capaldi narrator, blackstone. 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. 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. Watership down audiobooks listen to the full series.
Mamsie faces poverty with a brave heart, a smiling face, and the help of her children ben, the eldest at the age of 11. Penguin childrens audiobooks, london 1997, isbn 9780140866926. Like all good childrens literature, watership down does not insult the young readers intelligence with simplified messages. Watership down wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. For the best answers, search on this site i liked both the book by richard adams and the animated 1978 movie. Led by hazel, more of a william bradford than a moses. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. Watership down was adapted into a fourcassette audiobook. More than 40 years old, watership down continues to be a classic.
A novel puffin books book 1 and millions of other books are. Download classics audiobooks featuring best sellers and toprated customer favorites. This 1880 book is about the pepper family of five children and their widowed mother, mamsie, a seamstress in a small new england town. Watership down is an odd book and i can see why publishers were so hesitant to touch it. 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.
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. New audiobooks deals daily up to 95% off free audiobook app. 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. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards. Watership down abridged read by roy dotrice fantasy book. Watership down original cover us of course if you lived in america at the time, this is the version you would have had. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture. With james mcavoy, nicholas hoult, john boyega, ben kingsley. Watership down by richard adams, september 1993, avon books edition, in english. Watership down september 1993 edition open library. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972.
Watership down has become a beloved classic for all ages. It is about time the fiery cross was made available in the unabridged version i love this whole series and was devastated at the abridged version of this book. Watership down unabridged edition by richard adams. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey. 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.
Watership down original cover uk imagine this book hot off the presses as you check out the cover for the uk first edition. Watership down audible audiobook unabridged richard adams author, peter capaldi narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren he felt sure of it. This stirring tale of courage and survival against the odds has become one of the bestloved animal adventures of all time. Jan 28, 2008 for the best answers, search on this site i liked both the book by richard adams and the animated 1978 movie.
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A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home. Watership down began as a series of improvised stories author richard adams told his young daughters during car trips. 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. Peter capaldi is amazing, voicing so many characters completely convincingly. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Online watership down by richard adams read online. 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 movie poster imagine this hanging out the wall of your local theater. The correct pronunciation is phonetically ellahrare raaa. 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. The first rabbit stopped in a sunny patch and scratched his ear with rapid movements of his hind leg. 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. Editions of tales from watership down by richard adams. Watership down audiobook, unabridged audio cd unknown binding january 1, 2010 4. Richard adamss watership down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time.