The Plague Dogs

"Thousands and thousands of people will love this book!"
THE BOSTON GLOBE
A lyrical, engrossing tale, by the author of WATERSHIP DOWN, Richard Adams creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf, fugitives from the horrors of an animal research center who escape into the isolation--and terror--of the wilderness.

From the Paperback edition.

''Thousands and thousands of people will love this book!'' -- Boston Globe

''Gripping…A compelling tale of emotional force and high suspense.'' -- Wall Street Journal

''Adams takes us to places where no author has taken us.'' --Washington Post

''Engrossing…It bears [the] abundant mark of sheer genius.'' -- Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

''Better and more powerful than Watership Down.'' -- Providence Journal

''Part marvelous adventure story, part diatribe against those who needlessly torture animals…an excellent drama.'' --Newsweek

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