The Lost World (Best Novel Classics)

The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. It was originally published serially in the popular Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April-November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. Edward Malone, a reporter for the Daily Gazette, asks his news editor, McArdle, for a dangerous and adventurous mission in order to impress the woman he loves, Gladys Hungerton. He is sent to interview the cantankerous Professor Challenger, who has become notorious for claims made about his recent expedition to South America. The professor has been plagued by intrusive reporters and, being a formidable man of great strength, has taken to forcibly ejecting them, despite the resulting police prosecutions. To gain entry Malone pretends to be an honest enquirer, but is quickly discovered, assaulted and thrown into the street. Although this is witnessed by a policeman, Malone does not press charges as the original deceit was his. Challenger is suitably impressed, and decides to reveal something of his discovery of living dinosaurs in South America. Malone is invited to a scientific gathering that evening at which he volunteers, along with the biologist Professor Summerlee and the Amazon adventurer Lord John Roxton, to travel to South America to investigate the claims. Facts and Trivia: 1. Conan Doyle's title was reused by Michael Crichton in his 1995 novel The Lost World, a sequel to Jurassic Park. Characters in The Lost World: Professor Challenger, zoologist Edward D. Malone, reporter McArdle, Edward's editor Professor Summerlee, scientist Lord John Roxton, adventurer Gomez, brother to a slave master Roxton killed Manuel, Gomez's friend Zambo, South American black guide Gladys Hungerton, Edward Malone's love interest Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Books for You: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6498370 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6498594 The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6499304 The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6500007 The Open Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane https: //www.createspace.com/6447605 A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe https: //www.createspace.com/6493459 The Aspern Papers by Henry James https: //www.createspace.com/6495613 Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw https: //www.createspace.com/6497582 Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott https: //www.createspace.com/6484528 Brown Wolf and Other Stories, Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiew by Jack London https: //www.createspace.com/6420896 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens https: //www.createspace.com/6489615 A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs https: //www.createspace.com/6448061 All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton https: //www.createspace.com/6490803 Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne https: //www.createspace.com/6487188 Martin Eden by Jack London https: //www.createspace.com/6480596 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen https: //www.createspace.com/6428537 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https: //www.createspace.com/6425513 South Sea Tales by Jack London https: //www.createspace.com/6482271

• • Author: Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir, Success Oceo
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Aug 14, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 170 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1537088572
• • ISBN-13: 9781537088570