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Douglas Adams

11 March 1952 - 11 May 2001

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He was creator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 of a sudden heart attack at the age of 49.

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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    First published in 1979 116 editions in 9 languages — 24 previewable Cover of edition yinhexidachekezh0000adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_a9a1 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide00doug Cover of edition peranhalterdurch0000adam_s3m1 Cover of edition leguidegalactiqu0000adam_p2w1 Cover of edition peranhalterdurch0000adam Cover of edition otostopcunungala0000doug Cover of edition leguidegalactiqu0000adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_l7n8
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  • Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

    First published in 1980 89 editions in 8 languages — 21 previewable Cover of edition restauracjanakon0000adam Cover of edition yuzhoujintoudeca0002adam Cover of edition h2g2iiledernierr0000adam Cover of edition dasrestaurantame0000doug Cover of edition restaurantatend00doug Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000adam_n0s3 Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000adam_m6c6 Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000adam_a8x2 Cover of edition restaurantatendo00adam_1
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  • Cover of: Macht's gut und danke für den Fisch

    First published in 1984 73 editions in 9 languages — 16 previewable Cover of edition machtsgutunddank0000adam Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000adam_q2q7 Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000adam Cover of edition douglasadamsmach0000vari Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000unse Cover of edition salutetencoremer0000doug Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000adam_b8b1 Cover of edition solongthanksforaada00adam Cover of edition solongthanksfora00adam
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  • Cover of: Globalement inoffensive: H2G2, V

    First published in 1991 53 editions in 10 languages — 13 previewable Cover of edition grotendeelsongev0000doug Cover of edition unhasurulyohaeng0000adam Cover of edition praticamenteinof0000doug Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_d3w1 Cover of edition mostlyharmless00adam Cover of edition mostlyharmless00adam_0 Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_j4q7 Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_k8q9
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  • Cover of: L'investigatore olistico Dirk Gently

    First published in 1987 35 editions in 5 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00doug_0 Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis0000adam Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00adam Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00doug Cover of edition isbn_9780671692674 Cover of edition bwb_W6-AWA-375 Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis0000adam_q6h5
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  • Cover of: Beau comme un aéroport: Dirk Gentle, détective holistique II

    First published in 1988 34 editions in 4 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam_s1d6 Cover of edition derlangedunklefu0000adam Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam_c3z2 Cover of edition bwb_W6-AHD-253 Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo00adam Cover of edition longdarkteatime00adam Cover of edition derlangedunklefn0000doug Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam Cover of edition derlangedunklefu00adam
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  • Cover of: Die letzten ihrer Art

    First published in 1990 19 editions in 3 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition dieletztenihrera0000doug Cover of edition isbn_9780007859078 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_f3x9 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_f3x9 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam Cover of edition lastchancetosee00adam Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_p4e6 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_w4v8 Cover of edition dieletztenihrera00adam
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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts

    First published in 1979 14 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_h3v6 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_d5y6 Cover of edition bwb_KR-413-683 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_u8f2
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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

    First published in 1979 13 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels and One Story

    First published in 1996 10 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam_n0o9 Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam_j6z1 Cover of edition isbn_9788970135472 Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam
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  • Cover of: The More than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide

    First published in 1986 7 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition morethancomplete00adam Cover of edition morethancomplete0000adam_p0m7 Cover of edition morethancomplete0000adam_q7c2 Cover of edition morethancomplete0000doug
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  • Cover of: Time Traveller's Almanac: The Ultimate Treasury of Time Travel Fiction - Brought to You from the Future

    First published in 2013 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition timetravellersal0000unse Cover of edition timetravelersalm0000unse
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  • Cover of: Two Complete Novels: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

    First published in 1993 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Literature: reading and writing with critical strategies

    First published in 2003 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780321010544
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  • Cover of: The meaning of Liff

    First published in 1983 4 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition meaningofliff0000adam Cover of edition meaningofliff0000adam_u7m9
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  • Cover of: The Utterly utterly merry comic relief Christmas book

    First published in 1986 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Humorous stories

    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Great humorous stories: Ronnie Corbett introduces

    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Dent, arthur (fictitious character), fiction, English literature, Fiction, humorous, general, Prefect, ford (fictitious character), fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Humorous fiction, Humorous stories, Interstellar travel, Science Fiction, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), English Science fiction, Fiction, humorous, Ford Prefect (Fictitious character), Life on other planets, English Humorous stories, Imaginary voyages, Science fiction, Vogons, comic science fiction, wit and humour, English language, New York Times reviewed, Restaurants
Places
Earth, London, Galaxy, Heart of Gold, Islington, Magrathea, Milliways, England, Krikkit, Lord's Cricket Ground, Stavromula Beta, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Cambridge, Cambridge (England), Nursing home, Porlock, St Cedd's College, United States, University of Cambridge, Valhala
People
Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Deep Thought, Marvin, Slartibartfast, Trisha MacMillan, Agrajag, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), Hactar, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Tricia McMilan, Trillian, Trillian MacMillan, Vogons, the Vogons, Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams (1952-), Electric Monk, Gordon Way, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mark Carwardine, Michael Wenton-Weakes, Norse Gods, Odin
Time
19th century, 20th century, Four billion years in Earth's past, Murder

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