The Lost World

<p>The Lost World is one of the greatest adventures stories which enchant the readers till date. It is first of Doyle's tales to feature Professor Challenger a larger than life hot-tempered and aggressive man who sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs existed on earth. Arthur's depiction of pre-historic times still fascinates science-fiction lovers just as dinosaurs continue to grip the popular imagination. </p><p><br></p><p>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born in 1859 was an Irish-Scots writer and physician. He was best known for his detective fictional stories featuring the character Sherlock Holmes and his side-kick Dr. Watson. Conan Doyle's stories with their ingenious plots are still being read all over the world. He was a prolific writer whose works include nearly 200 novels science fiction stories plays romances poetry non-fiction and historical novels.</p>