The Day Gone By [Import] [Paperback]

Richard Adams (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1991; First Thus edition (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140147659
• ISBN-13: 978-0140147650
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,019,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard George Adams (born 9 May, 1920) is an English novelist who is best known as the author of Watership Down.

He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters, and they insisted he publish it as a book. When Watership Down was finally published, it sold over a million copies in record time in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Watership Down has become a modern classic and won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1972.

Richard Adams currently lives in Hampshire, England.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excuse Me, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Day Gone by: Autobiography (Hardcover)

Actually, Adams goes right out and says that Hazel was based on a man he met durung his army service, so read closer next time, buddy.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull book, except for true Richard Adams' fans, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Day Gone By (Hardcover)

Adams autobiography plots along at a snail's pace as Adams describes in nauseatingly long detail about the plants and birds that lived in the area where he grew up. I suppose that this is exciting for people who enjoy nature walks and such.

I labored through the book because I am a dedicated Adams fan. I have read every novel that he has ever written, and enjoyed them thoroughly. The Day Gone By is helpful if you want to get inside of Adams' head and figure out how he thinks. After reading the work, I think that Hazel, a character from Watership Down, may actually be a model for his father, to whom Adams was very close.

Other observations about Adams' works can be gleaned by reading The Day Gone By.