<P> The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of five books in the Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction `` trilogy '' by Douglas Adams . The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams ' radio series of the same name . The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979 . It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months . </P>
<P> The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of five books in the Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction `` trilogy '' by Douglas Adams . The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams ' radio series of the same name . The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979 . It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months . </P>
when was the hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy first published
when was the hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy first published
12 October 1979
12 October 1979