Its probably the best voice acting ive heard so far. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. In 2010, released an unabridged digital download of the book, narrated by the multiple awardwinning ralph cosham. Ralph cosham is best known as the voice behind all of louise pennys bestselling chief inspector gamache novels.
Buy watership down by adams, richard, cosham, ralph from amazons fiction books store. Watership down by richard adams dab of darkness book. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Set in the hampshire downs in southern england, an idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of suspense, hot pursuit, and derringdo chicago tribune follows a band of rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction. Adams also invented the language, lapine, spoken by hazel and fiver. Tackling the big ideas, including the importance of storytelling to society, adams weaves an adult tale of human struggle cloaked as a book about bunnies. Audiobooks narrated by ralph cosham audio books, podcasts. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the. Following the success of watership down, richard adams would go on to invent another constructed language for his beklan novels, shardik 1974 and maia 1984. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Listen to 20 minutes of watership down by richard adams, read by ralph cosham.
Gaston leroux 18681927, french novelist, was born in paris. Geoffrey howard, was a british journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He died on september 30, 2014 in reston, virginia, usa. Tolkiens middleearth series in terms of its effect on setting in the novels. Cosham, a britishborn former journalist, was a regular for many years in productions at washingtons arena.
Watership down is both a childrens classic and a favorite of adults. Watership down by richard adams narrated by peter capaldi. Ralph cosham narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. The lapine language has also been frequently compared to sindarin the language of the elves in j. Coshams characters are refreshingly original and never. Apr, 2017 ralph howard cosham 25 february 1936 30 september 2014, was a britishborn american film, stage and voice actor and book narrator. Delivering the lines with british ease and convincing expression, cosham makes even the. Lousie pennys the long way home was one of ralphs last recordings. Watership down is an odd book and i can see why publishers were so hesitant to touch it. Watership down is like one of those war movies in which a team of people get put together for a.
Ive been an sff writer for about twentyseven years, and my novels include the death of the necromancer, wheel of the infinite, the fall of ilerien trilogy, the books of the raksura series, and. Watership down, book 1 unabridged audiobook release date. On one level it is quite a long book, written in fairly adult language which deals with serious issues like life and death, making it seem unsuitable for children. Watership down richard adams, read by ralph cosham.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. My kids associate him with watership down, so whenever they hear me listening to a louise penny book, they say, not the rabbit book. And ive adventured once more through the glorious english countryside with hazel, fiver and all the rest in watership down, by richard adams. Jul 14, 2009 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 worlda classic yarn of discovery and struggle the new york times. Aug 22, 2014 ralph cosham, who spent decades performing on local stages, including 11 seasons with arena stage and seven with the shakespeare theatre, now has an audience of one his chihuahuacorgi rescue. Ralph cosham he won the 20 audie award for louise pennys a beautiful mystery. Celebrated british narrator and actor ralph cosham brings this wonderful murder mystery to life and draws in listeners with his charisma. He is a calm and steady storyteller whose intimate, understated style draws the listener in. Watership down starts off with one rabbit that has been blessed with the gift of foresight having a bad feeling and that is why he and those who will follow must leave the warren. Peter capaldi does an excellent job narrating the story, as well as creating individual voices and personalities for each character. The brilliant new novel in the new york times bestselling series by louise penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our timeno outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of saintgilbert. Oct 01, 2014 restonbased actor ralph cosham died on tuesday after an illness. Ralph cosham was born on february 25, 1936 in sussex, england.
It consists of a number of short stories of rabbit mythology, followed by several chapters featuring many of the characters introduced in the earlier book. The ninth book in louise pennys new york times bestselling, critically acclaimed series featuring chief inspector armand gamache. He was a member of the acting companies of the washington theatre club, the folger shakespeare library, arena stage and the shakespeare theater all in washington, dc. He is a film, stage, and voice actor who narrated over 100 audiobooks, including frankenstein, around the world in eighty days, alice in wonderland, and watership down. The late author also won the first whitchurch arts award for inspiration in january 2010, and received an honorary doctorate from the university of winchester in 2015. All of a sudden the book watership down was absolutely everywhere and people were reading it on buses, trains, park benches all over the place. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named audio best of the year by publishers weekly.
The late author also won the first whitchurch arts. In watership down, the threarah is maybe the secondbest chief rabbitafter hazel, of. Watership down by richard adams read by ralph cosham. Dec 19, 20 watership down, richard adams first novel, made its way into my life in the christmas of 1974 and has drawn me back to its yellowing pages ever since. He is a film, stage, and voice actor who narrated over 100 audiobooks, including frankenstein, around the world in eighty days, alice in wonderland, and. Aug 05, 1996 tales from watership down is a collection of legends and short stories that flesh out the history of the rabbits of watership down and continue their story after the events of the original novel. Bushs order of a military intervention in iraq in 2003, the matter of who is president of the united states is of the utmost importance. Browse audiobooks read by ralph cosham sorted by best. He won the 20 audie award for louise pennys a beautiful mystery.
Jul, 2015 watership down richard adams, read by ralph cosham. Richard adams classic novel watership down isnt just about rabbits. Ralph cosham is a film and stage actor, film voice actor, and book narrator. Delivering the lines with british ease and convincing expression, cosham makes even the words in adams. Ralph cosham, the voice of armand gamache in louise penny. He was an actor, known for starman 1984, the pelican brief 1993 and the elder scrolls iv. Peter capaldi is amazing, voicing so many characters completely convincingly. This audio adaptation of watership down is by far the finest adaptation of any kind to date for this book. Cosham also recorded under the name geoffrey howard. Cosham, a britishborn former journalist, was a regular for many years in productions at washingtons arena stage and. Really excellent audio version of the book i read watership down when it came out in the 70s. From george washingtons decision to buy time for the new nation by signing the lessthanideal jay treaty with great britain in 1795 to george w. A novel puffin books book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Watership down audiobook by richard adams earreaders. A stirring epic of courage and survival against the odds, watership down has become a beloved classic for all ages. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Tales from watership down is a collection of 19 short stories by richard adams, published in 1996 as a followup to adamss highly successful 1972 novel about rabbits, watership down. I personally had never read any of richard adams works prior to this i have seen the animated film adaptation of watership down however, so was. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator ralph cosham. Adams influence continued well into the 21st century.
He performed in more than one hundred professional. I remember when watership down was first published in 1972. The audio version, read by the actor and experienced book narrator ralph cosham, is gripping. Whether this is just a simple tale about rabbits or a complex political allegory depends upon the listener, but ralph cosham s narration fits both. Avon books, c1998 first printing 335pp fine bright, looks unread mass market paperback. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards and being adapted to film, television, and.
By the age of twentytwo, he had become a fulltime journalist, and from 1894 to 1906 he sailed the world as a correspondent. Earlier in the year ralph commented, after 10 years i no longer narrate louise pennys booksi live them. Watership down began as a series of improvised stories author richard adams told his young daughters during car trips. Cosham also records under the name geoffrey howard. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren. Ralph howard cosham 25 february 1936 30 september 2014, was a britishborn american film, stage and voice actor and book narrator. This actually wasnt an e book but another audio book the story and all its characters beautifully rendered by the rich voice of narrator and actor. September 2014 we are saddened that ralph cosham passed away in september 2014.
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