I have such fond memories of spending a week with Richard and his lovely wife Elizabeth in the summer of 2004. To hear him quoting Shakespeare so eloquently is amazing.
I am re=reading Shardik and I wanted to see the brilliant mind behind this incredible story. This is one of my favorite books of all time! The chapters are gripping, and the landscape is so vivid. I wish they had made a movie of this book like they did with Lord of the Rings series. God Bless you Richard Adams.
Just when I thought this man couldn't blow me away any more than he already has! He could quote Shakespeare like that..... Wow! Rest in peace, Richard Adams...
Just finished the book. In the print I had in my possesion it stated that Adams was still with us. Unfortunately he Isn't anymore , but his writing will keep him alive.
The Sonnet that Mr Adams read is Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
I would love so much to meet Richard Adams! 'Watership Down' is just a beautiful masterpiece. I need to tell him how important it was for me. That'd mean a lot. People in this room were very lucky!
Great to see Mr. Adams-what a wonderful man and my favorite author. Shardik is a great book too. I have this edition of Watership Down and Mr. Galli's paintings are amazing.
I wish the interviewer had asked the author whether his wartime experience had kindled an appreciation for nature - soldiers crouching in fields. And if his walks with his wife when they were very young kindled an interest in nature. From nature the story of Watership Down sprang. It's a pity that the most relevant question, in my opinion, was not asked.
Mr Adams is easily my favorite contemporary author. I agree with him that Shardik is his best work. Anyone who is interested enough in Adams to watch this video should give it a chance. A beautifully done story. Many thanks to Mr Adams and may he rest easy.
Watership Down was a wonderful novel but my favorite Richard Adams novel is The Plague Dogs. Snitter is my all time favorite literary canine! I named my black and tan piebald dachshund “Snitter.” I got Snitter as a puppy when he was going through his potty training and chewing phase. The name Snitter reminded me to be kind when his behavior was at times challenging. Lol!
+noble 6 218 Same here, in all its uncut beaughty. Besides, it was clearly never a children's film so why wouldn't they just do this already? At least for those people who both admire the uncut film's vision and philosophical undertones.
Watership Down gets new anniversary edition here in the U.S. The uncut film version of The Plague Dogs which is still only available in the U.S. in its heavily edited version and was terribly mismarketed as a children's film in the states...eh...
In the book he survives. The movie leaves out way too many things, like Watership Down is a lengthy book almost 500 pages and is never boring, and a lot of the things left cliffhangers in the movie are explained well in the book.
