From 1959 to 1970 Douglas attended Brentwood School, and he first thought seriously about writing when a teacher named Frank Halford gave him ten out of ten for a composition.
His parents divorced when he was five, and Douglas and his younger sister Susan were brought up by their mother in Essex. ‘Douglas Adams’ genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world’ Independent Read moreĭouglas Noel Adams was born on 11 March 1952 in Cambridge.
Inimitably witty and poignant, Last Chance to See is both a celebration of our most extraordinary creatures and a warning about what we have to lose if we do not act soon.įeaturing a fantastic new foreword by the authors' long-time friend Stephen Fry, and an afterword from Mark Carwardine that considers what has changed since the book was first published, Last Chance to See feels more urgent than ever before. In this book, Adams’ self-proclaimed favourite of his own works, the pair encounter animals in imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the lovable kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean and the alien-like aye-aye of Madagascar. Join Douglas Adams, bestselling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world’s most endangered and exotic creatures. ‘Descriptive writing of a high order… this is an extremely intelligent book’ The Times Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine lead us on an unforgettable journey in search of the world's most endangered species.
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