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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: Life, The Universe And Everything: Volume Three in the Trilogy of Five

    First published in 1900 64 editions in 6 languages — 15 previewable Cover of edition lifeunivers00adam Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_o1c1 Cover of edition lifeuniverseever00adam Cover of edition lifeuniversee00adam Cover of edition lifeuniverseev00adam Cover of edition lifetheuniversee0000unse Cover of edition lifeuniverseev00doug Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_c8l9 Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_f6t0
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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 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

    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: Not 1982. Not the 9 O'Clock News

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Trilogy

    First published in 1983 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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 Salmon of Doubt / Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

    First published in 1983 1 edition
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  • Cover of: So long and thanks for all the fish: Volume Four in the Trilogy of Five

    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: Humorous stories

    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Madrikh ha-ṭrempisṭ la-galaḳsyah

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: the original radio scripts

    First published in 1985 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_f5g9 Cover of edition originalhitchhik00adam Cover of edition originalhitchhik00adam_780
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  • Cover of: Heyu shalom ṿe-todah ʻal ha-dagim

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: ha-Misʻadah shebe-sof ha-yeḳum

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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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: ha-Ḥayim, ha-yeḳum ṿe-khol ha-sheʾar

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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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: Great humorous stories: Ronnie Corbett introduces

    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

    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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Subjects
Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Dent, arthur (fictitious character), fiction, Prefect, ford (fictitious character), fiction, English literature, Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction, Interstellar travel, Fiction, humorous, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), English Science fiction, Ford Prefect (Fictitious character), Humorous fiction, Humorous stories, Life on other planets, English Humorous stories, English language, Fantasy, Imaginary voyages, Science fiction, Vogons, comic science fiction, wit and humour, Dirk Gently (Fictitious character)
Places
Earth, London, Galaxy, Heart of Gold, Islington, Krikkit, Lord's Cricket Ground, Magrathea, Milliways, Stavromula Beta, England, 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, Slartibartfast, Agrajag, Deep Thought, Hactar, Marvin, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Trillian, Trisha MacMillan, Vogons, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), Tricia McMilan, Trillian MacMillan, 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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