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to his two daughters on a car trip. They eventually insisted that he publish it as a book. He began writing in 1966, taking two years to complete it. In 1972, after four publishers and three writers' agencies turned down the manuscript,
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newspaper's prize winner is selected by British children's writers, "peers" of the author who has not yet won it, for one children's (age 7+) or young-adult fiction book. Details regarding author and publisher nationality have
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in Virginia. Adams was the recipient of the inaugural Whitchurch Arts Award for inspiration in January 2010, presented at the Watership Down pub in
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sold over a million copies worldwide. Adams won both of the most prestigious British children's book awards, one of six authors to do so: the
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After leaving the army in 1946, Adams returned to Worcester College to continue his studies for a further two years. He received a
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In 1949, Adams married Barbara Elizabeth, daughter of RAF Squadron-Leader Edward Fox Dyke Acland, son of the barrister and judge
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Cooper, Jonathan (11 March 1985). "Richard Adams Follows Up Watership Down and Shardik with An Erotic Epic Called Maia".
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presented him with a painting by a local artist. Adams wrote a poetic piece celebrating his home of the past 28 years.
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Jungian analyst Vera von der Heydt interviewed by novelist Richard Adams in 1978 - CG Jung Institute of Los Angeles
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agreed to publish the work. The book gained international acclaim almost immediately for reinvigorating
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and was selected for the Airborne Company, where he worked as a brigade liaison. He served in
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confer the Carnegie and select the winner from all British children's books.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pg 790.
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Richard Adams's Desert Island Discs appearance - 5 November 1977
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which achieved international acclaim. His other works included
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Until his death, Adams lived with his wife in Church Street,
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Adams originally began telling the story that would become
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At one point, Adams served as writer-in-residence at the
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Wiltshire Society. March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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Civil servants in the Department of the Environment
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Archived from 1116: 510:Besides campaigning against fur, Adams wrote 2196:People associated with Sandleford, Berkshire 1428: 1398: 1149: 396:After graduating in 1948, Adams joined the 336: 2176:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 1960: 1946: 1829: 1822: 1808: 1777: 1682: 1059:(Supplement). 3 January 1941. p. 115. 46: 19:For other people named Richard Adams, see 2181:Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winners 1248:"Royal Society of Literature All Fellows" 1112: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1104: 462:Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2126:British expatriates in the United States 1758:at the Internet Book Database of Fiction 1521:Adams, Richard; Lockley, Ronald (1982). 1224: 1201: 1049: 1024:McFadden, Robert D. (27 December 2016). 406:Ministry of Housing and Local Government 341:Richard Adams was born on 9 May 1920 in 1586:. Whitchurcharts.org.uk. Archived from 1145: 1143: 1141: 391: 357:from 1933 to 1938. 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He was commissioned into the 247: 2206:People from Newbury, Berkshire 2116:British animal welfare workers 2106:21st-century English novelists 2101:20th-century English novelists 1171: 1084: 1063: 1043: 558:Acland baronets of Columb John 552:(himself created a baronet of 548:, whose father, the scientist 21:Richard Adams (disambiguation) 1: 2226:University of Florida faculty 2151:Constructed language creators 1609:Knox, Patrick (20 May 2010). 1117:Blezard, Paul (15 May 2010). 977: 410:Department of the Environment 1718:. BBC News. 27 December 2016 1572:. Vol. 23, no. 10. 1524:Voyage Through the Antarctic 1481:. 19 August 1988. p. 2. 1071:Popular Contemporary Writers 778:Voyage Through the Antarctic 7: 2161:English adventure novelists 1391:. 18 June 1980. p. 15. 550:Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland 329:. In 1974, two years after 10: 2247: 2186:Hollins University faculty 2166:English children's writers 1771:Portraits of Richard Adams 1668:Watership Down Enterprises 1457:Cruelty Free International 1409:"Animal Book Author Quits" 1221:. Retrieved 2 August 2012. 655:David R. Godine, Publisher 626:Nature Through the Seasons 582:, from complications of a 503:. He was also a patron of 501:Cruelty Free International 18: 16:English writer (1920–2016) 2156:Deaths from blood disease 2048:Watership Down, Hampshire 2016:Tales from Watership Down 2007: 1981: 1916: 1906:Tales from Watership Down 1897: 1838: 1752:at the Internet Book List 1094:, A & C Black, 2008; 1090:"ADAMS, Richard George", 884:Tales from Watership Down 746:. Color Illustrations by 532:, to raise funds for the 359:Worcester College, Oxford 319:Worcester College, Oxford 270: 265: 257: 231: 204: 165: 141: 133: 119:Worcester College, Oxford 114: 106: 89: 63: 45: 30: 938: 765:Sylvester & Orphanos 589: 554:St Mary Magdalen, Oxford 481:University of Winchester 442:Over the next few years 400:, rising to the rank of 371:Royal Army Service Corps 337:Early life and education 321:, before serving in the 237:Barbara Elizabeth Acland 2171:English fantasy writers 1898:Short story collections 1484:(subscription required) 1418:(subscription required) 1394:(subscription required) 1213:29 January 2013 at the 961:Professional librarians 872:(autobiography) (1990) 433:anthropomorphic fiction 2231:Writers from Berkshire 1479:Leamington Spa Courier 1475:"Spotlight on Cruelty" 1299:Water under the bridge 1208:(Carnegie Winner 1972) 518:animal experimentation 353:from 1926 to 1933 and 223:1973 215:1972 2075:Children's literature 2042:Bunnies & Burrows 1429:Batty, David (2016). 898:The Outlandish Knight 761:The Legend of Te Tuna 565:Whitchurch, Hampshire 556:) descended from the 469:University of Florida 327:British Civil Service 148:Children's literature 1664:"Requiescat in Pace" 1495:Fezza, Charlemange. 707:Nature Day and Night 534:Born Free Foundation 408:, later part of the 392:Civil Service career 384:in 1948, proceeding 282:Richard George Adams 67:Richard George Adams 1871:The Girl in a Swing 1642:The Washington Post 1615:Basingstoke Gazette 1344:on 28 December 2016 1280:on 19 November 2018 923:"Leopard Aware" in 726:The Girl in a Swing 402:Assistant Secretary 195:The Girl in a Swing 1696:. 27 December 2016 1670:. 27 December 2016 1056:The London Gazette 1030:The New York Times 473:Hollins University 351:Horris Hill School 2056: 2055: 1935: 1934: 1385:"RSPCA President" 1069:Michael D Sharp, 933:978-1-907335-04-4 925:Gentle Footprints 906:978-0-7278-7033-9 893:978-0-380-72934-0 878:978-0-679-40117-9 865:978-0-394-57055-6 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Index

Richard Adams (disambiguation)
FRSL
Adams reads from Watership Down, 2008
Watership Down
Wash Common
Berkshire
Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
BA
MA
Children's literature
adventure
fantasy
Watership Down
Shardik
The Plague Dogs
The Girl in a Swing
Carnegie Medal
Guardian Prize

FRSL
Watership Down
Maia
Shardik
The Plague Dogs
Modern History
Worcester College, Oxford
British Army during World War II
British Civil Service
Wash Common

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