The Lost World

About the Book

“So tomorrow we disappear into the unknown . . . it may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate.” Dinosaurs, pterodactyls, ape-men, and other prehistoric creatures still roam among us. This groundbreaking discovery has been made by the notorious Professor George Edward Challenger, who is a brilliant scientist. But this revelation has been subjected to ridicule. In order to believe, people need proof. So, that’s what he will give them. Braving danger and risking his life, Challenger will set foot into the depths of the Amazonian plateau of South America. Accompanying him in this extraordinary adventure are his professional rival Professor Summerlee, journalist Edward Malone, and Lord John Roxton. In the dense foliage of the dark, lost world, will Challenger find the proof he is looking for? And, if he does, will he survive? Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World became an instant success on publication. It is one of the best sci-fi stories ever written and is considered a classic that has set the standard for all fantasy-adventure stories.

About the Author
An exceptionally talented storyteller, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in May 1859. Doyle began writing while studying at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, which he joined in 1876. Doyle graduated in 1881 and was employed as a surgeon on the steamer Mayumba on its voyage to the West African coast. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Pointing out the social injustices, Holmes offers a new and just approach in a world which is unfair. Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known fictional detective, has been listed with Guinness World Records as the “most portrayed movie character” in history. Doyle died of a heart attack in July 1930, aged seventy-one.