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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • 4.5 (134 ratings) ·
  • 1,376 Want to read
  • 93 Currently reading
  • 299 Have read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.

The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia.



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Publisher
Dh Audio
Language
English

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Otostopçunun Galaksi Rehberi
Otostopçunun Galaksi Rehberi
2018, Alfa Yayinlari
paperback in Turkish - 10. Bassim
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2017, Pan 70
Paperback in English - paperback edition (1)
Cover of: 银河系搭车客指南
银河系搭车客指南: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
2016-06-12, Shanghai yi wen chu ban she
Paperback in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One in The Trilogy of Five
2016, Pan Books
paperback in English - printing (1)
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2009, Pan Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
2005, Pan Books
paperback in English - Film Tie-in edition (9)
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2002, New Millenium Audio
audio cd in English
Cover of: Le guide galactique
Le guide galactique
1997-10, Denoël
mass market paperback in French
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 1985, Dh Audio
Audio Cassette in English
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981-10, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English - First Pocket Books Printing (1)
Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1980, Book Club Associates
Hardcover in English

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Book Details


The Physical Object

Format
Audio Cassette
Dimensions
7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
Weight
4.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8195316M
ISBN 10
0886461049
ISBN 13
9780886461041
OCLC/WorldCat
12060463
Library Thing
2492277
Goodreads
33343

Excerpts

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
added anonymously.
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
added by Lisa.

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February 14, 2020 Edited by lisaBot moving edition(s) to primary work
April 26, 2011 Edited by OCLC Bot Added OCLC numbers.
August 9, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record