Douglas Adams’ London
DETAILS: Publisher: Herb Lester Associates Publication Date: April 15, 2023 Length: 2 pgs. Read Date: May 6, 2023
What’s Douglas Adams’ London?
This is a map of important locations (42 of them, of course) in London for Douglas Adams, the Dirk Gently series, and/or the Hitchhiker’s Guide series.
The reverse side explains why the locations were selected and gives some biographical information about Adams’ relation to each spot. I loved learning something about Hotblack Desiato, Fenchurch’s apartment, the pizza place Dirk Gently talked about, and so on.
The Design/Art
The map itself has some nice little bits of art scattered throughout—cartoonish little sketches of things like a dolphin, a sperm whale, and a certain depressed android. Just fantastic illustrations that made an already interesting map into something you want to come back to time and again.
The people at Herb Lester Associates who put this together did a simply wonderful job.
So, what did I think about Douglas Adams’ London?
I’ve already given up on my dream of wandering around London—but, boy, howdy, this makes me want to go even more.
Keller is described as “the planet earth authority on Douglas Adams literary tourism,” and will soon publish a travel guide to London. Who better to put something like this together?
Douglas Adams’ London is a gem—even if you never get the chance to put this information into action, it’s great to have.
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