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Richard Adams | |
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 Adams reads from Watership Down, 2008 | |
| Born | Richard George Adams 10 May 1920[a] Newbury, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 24 December 2016 (aged 96) Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Worcester College, Oxford (BA, MA) |
| Period | 1972–2010 |
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| Spouse |
Barbara Elizabeth Acland
(m. 1949) |
| Children | 2 |
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Richard George Adams FRSL (10 May 1920[a] – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist. He is best known for his debut novel Watership Down which achieved international acclaim. His other works included Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author.[3][4]
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- ^ Hamley, Dennis (2020). "Adams, Richard George (1920–2016), author". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111619. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Richard G Adams in the 1939 England and Wales Register". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Structo talks to Richard Adams". Structo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (27 December 2016). "Richard Adams, Whose Novel 'Watership Down' Became a Phenomenon, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.