British author Douglas Adams, left, and Nick Landau read Adams' book The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in October 1979. It's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything ...

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The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity... It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' ...

It's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything: 42. And 42 is now the number of years since the publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the first in the ...