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 world--"a classic yarn of discovery and struggle"
(The New York Times).
Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the
most beloved novels of all time. Set in the Hampshire Downs in Southern
England, an idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of "suspense,
hot pursuit, and derring-do" (Chicago Tribune) follows a band of
rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction of their
home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they travel forth from
their native Sandleford warren through harrowing trials to a mysterious
promised land and a more perfect society. "A marvelous story of
rebellion, exile, and survival" (Sunday Telegraph) this is an
unforgettable literary classic for all ages.