"Watership Down" author Richard Adams has died at age 96
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LONDON (AP) — The daughter of British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book "Watership Down" became a classic of children's literature, says her father has died at age 96.
LONDON (AP) — The daughter of British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book "Watership Down" became a classic of children's literature, says her father has died at age 96.