Adams, R.

Japanese: アダムズ,R. - あだむず
Adams, R.

… Fantasy is the essence of British children's literature, and after that, such masterpieces as P. Pearce's Tom in the Midnight Garden (1958), LM Boston's Green Knowe series (1954-76), R. Hoban's The Adventure of the Mouse and His Son (1967), A. Garner's works based on Welsh legends (1960-), and W. Mayne's The Vanishing Drummer (1966) were produced, and the 1950s and 60s saw the rise of fantasy. In 1972, Adams wrote the animal fantasy Watership Down. Adventure novels also developed through J. Masefield to A. Ransome's The Adventures of a Yachting Vacation (1930-47). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Adams, R." is listed below.

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Japanese:

… ファンタジーはイギリス児童文学の真骨頂というべく,その後もピアスP.Pearce《トムは真夜中の庭で》(1958)やボストンL.M.Bostonの〈グリーン・ノウ〉(1954‐76)の連作,ホーバンR.Hobanの《親子ネズミの冒険》(1967),ガーナーA.Garnerのウェールズ伝説に根ざした諸作(1960‐),メーンW.Mayneの《地に消える少年鼓手》(1966)などの秀作が生まれ,1950年代から60年代の隆盛期を現出させた。72年には動物ファンタジー《ウォーターシップ・ダウンのうさぎたち》がアダムズR.Adamsによって書かれた。冒険小説もJ.メースフィールドを経て,ランサムA.Ransomeのたのしい休暇中のヨット旅行の数々の冒険(1930‐47)に発展した。…

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