![]() His story, however, proved to be pretty unpopular at first, and was rejected by every publisher he went to. And after their encouragement, the book ended up dedicated to his daughters. Going from making up stories off the top of his head in his car to producing a finished manuscript was no easy task, and Adams took eighteen months to finish his story. Originally crafted as a series of stories that Richard Adams would make up as he drove his two daughters around, he was encouraged by his kids to write down his stories about rabbits and their adventures much in the same way that Tolkien went from telling The Hobbit to his children at bedtime to actually writing a book. It might not be the cultural impact author Richard Adams intended for his story, but it’s a pretty decent one nonetheless. You’d think a story about rabbits would be lovely, that it would be a tale that people remember fondly and love, but it often feels like reminding someone about an awful tragic event. More than once I’ve brought it up and I’ve seen people immediately crumple in on themselves, saying ‘oh no’, as they remember the events of the story (though to be fair, this is also in large part down to the film adaptation). ![]() ![]() ![]() There are few titles that seem to get as immediate and visceral a reaction as the name Watership Down. ![]()
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