Mostly Harmless Summary
Douglas Adams

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Mostly Harmless Summary

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams centers around the potential breakdown of the Galaxy. The three main characters go on individual missions ruled by chaos and disorder. Arthur Dent searches for a new life, Ford Prefect fights the bad guys and Tricia McMillian boards an alien spaceship. The experiences of all three characters seal the fate of the Galaxy.

The novel opens with a computer program in complete meltdown mode on the...

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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

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