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Richard Adams
Richard George Adams (born 9 May 1920) is an English novelist who is known as the author of ''Watership Down''. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterward he completed his studies and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after ''Watership Down'' was published, Adams became a full-time author. He is now semi-retired.
== Early life ==
Adams was born on 9 May 1920 in Wash Common near Newbury, Berkshire, England. He attended Horris Hill School from 1926 to 1933, and then Bradfield College from 1933 to 1938. In 1938, he went to Worcester College, Oxford, to read Modern History. In July 1940, shortly after the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, Adams was called up to join the British Army, He was posted to the Royal Army Service Corps and was selected for the Airborne Company, where he worked as a brigade liaison. He served in Palestine, Europe and the Far East but saw no direct action against either the Germans or the Japanese.〔Michael D Sharp, ''Popular Contemporary Writers'', Marshall Cavendish Corporation 2006 ISBN 0-7614-7601-6(p.26)〕
After being released from the army in 1946, Adams returned to Worcester College to continue his studies for a further two years. He took the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1948 and Master of Arts in 1953.〔("Richard George Adams" ), Trevor Royle, ''Brief Biographies, Contemporary Novelists vol. 1''. Retrieved 2 April 2008.〕〔"ADAMS, Richard George", ''Who's Who 2008'', A & C Black, 2008; ((online edition) ), Oxford University Press, December 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2008.〕 After his BA graduation in 1948, Adams joined the British Civil Service and held the rank of Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, later part of the Department of the Environment. It was during this period that he began writing fiction in his spare time.
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