Watership Down: A NovelNow with a new introduction by Madeline Miller, the New York Times bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe. The 50th anniversary edition of Richard Adam’s timeless classic, the tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world—“a classic yarn of discovery and struggle” (The New York Times). A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey from their native Sandleford Warren, through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, and toward the dream of a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. “Spellbinding…Marvelous…A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do.” —Chicago Tribune |
Contents
| 3 | |
MILES | 12 |
Hazels Decision | 13 |
2 | 70 |
The Shining Wire | 106 |
Source of | 108 |
Watership Down | 121 |
Fear in the Dark | 129 |
33 | 290 |
General Woundwort | 303 |
Groping | 312 |
Approaching Thunder | 331 |
The Thunder Builds Up | 336 |
The Thunder Breaks | 348 |
The map is adapted from one drawn by Marilyn Hemmett | 357 |
HAZELRAH | 367 |
A Honeycomb and a Mouse | 139 |
For Elahrairah to Cry | 150 |
PART III | 152 |
The Story of the Trial of Elahrairah | 161 |
Kehaar | 178 |
Nuthanger Farm | 197 |
The Raid | 205 |
26 | 225 |
You Cant Imagine It Unless Youve Been There | 229 |
At the Foot of the Hill | 242 |
29 | 251 |
EFRAFA | 259 |
A New Journey | 261 |
The Story of Elahrairah and the Black Rabbit of Inlé | 268 |
Across the Iron Road | 282 |
39 | 369 |
The Way Back | 381 |
The Story of Rowsby Woof and the Fairy Wogdog | 394 |
News at Sunset | 407 |
The Great Patrol | 414 |
A Message from Elahrairah | 422 |
45 | 430 |
Bigwig Stands His Ground | 436 |
The Sky Suspended | 444 |
Dea ex Machina | 454 |
Hazel Comes Home | 460 |
And Last | 464 |
Epilogue | 472 |
Lapine Glossary | 475 |
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