Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams

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"Life, the Universe, and Everything" is a humorous science fiction novel that tells the story of the accidental space traveler Arthur Dent, an Englishman who escapes the destruction of the Earth and ultimately saves the universe from complete destruction. The book is the third in the series of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books.

As the book opens, Arthur Dent is living in a cave on prehistoric Earth having been sent...

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Douglas Adams Biographies (3)

Douglas Adams

3,285 words, approx. 11 pages

"Every particle of the universe . . . affects every other particle, however faintly or obliquely. Everything interconnects with everything. The beating of a butterfly's wings in China can affect the c... Read more

Douglas Adams

4,246 words, approx. 15 pages

The son of a theology teacher/management consultant and a nurse, Douglas Adams attended Cambridge University, studying English literature. While at school, he spent much of his time writing sketches f... Read more

Douglas (Noel) Adams

2,687 words, approx. 9 pages

With the publication of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1979, Douglas Adams both established a cult and became a cult figure. He continued his saga with four more novels--The Restaurant at th... Read more