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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Complete Collection

Douglas Adams

Illustrated by Jonathan Burton

Immerse yourself in the whimsical universe of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with this fully illustrated complete collection, exclusively from The Folio Society. Illustrated by the renowned artist Jonathan Burton, each volume is a masterpiece of wit and imagination.

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‘This book can be witty, iconoclastic, godless, savage, sweet, surreal, but above all, it dares to be silly. Fiercely, beautifully silly.’
  1. Russell T. Davies

Douglas Adams crafted a sci-fi universe with a blend of wit and insight; the result is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, a journey as hilarious as it is profound.

Jonathan Burton’s vibrant illustrations bring Adams' vision to life, showcasing the quirky and chaotic galaxy with remarkable detail. Each of the five books is bound in blocked glittered cloth, featuring full-page illustrations and individual slipcases. Designed to captivate both new readers and longtime fans, this series is a striking addition to any collection.

About Douglas Adams

Born in Cambridge in 1952, Douglas Adams studied at Brentwood boarding school before going on to earn a BA, and later an MA, from Cambridge. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) was originally written as a weekly radio series and was later developed into a novel. This was followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), Life, the Universe and Everything (1982), So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984) and Mostly Harmless (1992). Adams died in 2001.

About Jonathan Burton

Jonathan Burton has worked as an illustrator since 1999, after graduating with an MA from Kingston University, London. He has been awarded two silver medals from the Society of Illustration in New York, two Awards of Excellence from Communication Arts, and has received the Overall Professional Award for 2013 from the Association of Illustrators. For The Folio Society he has also illustrated Cover Her Face by P. D. James, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the full 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin and the entire Hitchhiker's series along with an extraordinary limited edition of Adams’s comedic space odyssey. Most recently, he illustrated the Folio edition of The Enchanted Wood (2023) and The Magic Faraway Tree (2024). Jonathan lives in Bordeaux, France.

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