![]() ![]() The one-man London publisher Collings wrote to an associate, "I've just taken on a novel about rabbits, one of them with extra-sensory perception. ![]() ![]() Watership Down was rejected seven times before it was accepted by Rex Collings. The two later became friends, embarking on an Antarctic tour that became the subject of a co-authored book, Voyage Through the Antarctic (A. ![]() The book is dedicated to the two girls.Īdams's descriptions of wild rabbit behaviour were based on The Private Life of the Rabbit (1964), by British naturalist Ronald Lockley. After some delay he began writing in the evenings and completed it 18 months later. The daughters insisted he write it down-"they were very, very persistent". improvised off the top of head, as were driving along". He recounted in 2007 that he "began telling the story of the rabbits . The story began as tales that Richard Adams told his young daughters Juliet and Rosamund during long car journeys. Line quoted in Watership Down the poem can be seen as a possible source of inspiration. "To Juliet and Rosamund, remembering the road to Stratford-on-Avon" Richard Adams Origin and publication history Home Watership Down Wikipedia: Origin and publication history ![]()
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