42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams

The ultimate collection of Douglas Adams' personal artefacts, 42 offers a captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers.

This comprehensive compilation features hundreds of personal artefacts, including notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches, and even poems, that reveal how Adams' deep fascination with technology led to ideas far ahead of their time.

From convention speeches predicting the modern smartphone to archival material charting Adams' school days through Cambridge and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide, and Dirk Gently, this collection is a must-have for any fan of Douglas Adams or anyone interested in the creative process.

With a foreword by Kevin Jon Davies, who grew up enthralled with Doctor Who and The Goon Show, and an afterword by Adams himself, 42 is a unique and fascinating look into the mind of one of the greatest writers of our time.