The Lost World

Originally published serially in 1912 The Lost World is Sir Arthur Conan Doyles classic tale of discovery and adventure. The story begins with the narrator the curious and intrepid reporter Edward Malone meeting Professor Challenger a strange and brilliant paleontologist who insists that he has found dinosaurs still alive deep in the Amazon. Malone agrees to accompany Challenger as well as Challengers unconvinced colleague Professor Summerlee and the adventurer Lord John Roxton into the wilds of South America and the Amazon in search of Challengers fantastical beasts. There cut off from the rest of civilization and high atop an isolated plateau the explorers find themselves in an amazing land of extinct dinosaurs a native tribe and a group of ape-like creatures. The party is drawn into a violent battle when they are taken captive by the ape men and must use their cunning and resourcefulness to escape and save the lives of their party and the other captured native tribesmen. Immensely popular and influential The Lost World is a classic tale of science-fiction adventure that continues to inspire and captivate to this day. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.