- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Tor Classics; Complete and Unabridged edition (Jun 15 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812564839
- ISBN-13: 978-0812564839
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 150 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,111,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Forget the Michael Crichton book (and Spielberg movie) that copied the title. This is the original: the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun.
From Library Journal
Conan Doyle presents one of his favorite characters, outside of Sherlock Holmes: the irascible Professor Challenger. At the tale's outset, Challenger is attempting to convince the London Zoological Institute that he has discovered a plateau in South America that is inhabited by prehistoric creatures. Jeered and ridiculed by the audience, Challenger makes up his mind to prove the existence of this lost world. The Zoological Institute selects a committee of three to attempt to find Challenger's plateau. E.D. Mallone, one of the three, narrates the adventure in a series of journal entries that he plans to mail back to his newspaper along the way. That is, if he manages to survive this garden of sorts where Jurassic Era creatures roam. The Lost World is admirably presented by reader Paul Hecht, whose narration captures the sense of adventure that Conan Doyle so skillfully portrayed. This title is sure to be popular among Conan Doyle's fans as well as folks who enjoyed Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park (Knopf, 1990) and its sequel and paean to Conan Doyle, The Lost World (Audio Reviews, LJ 11/15/95).?Theresa Connors, Arkansas Technological Univ., Russellville
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Doyle: Good to the last page,
By Chris (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lost World (Paperback)
This story made me feel like a boy again! This is the only book I've read of A.C. Doyle's, but it is enough to recognize his genius in storytelling. Modern-day authors would be hard-pressed to achieve the level of excitement of "The Lost World"'s final chapter.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the time,
By Kiehl (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lost World (Paperback)
The first few chapters of this book are some of the wittiest that I have read in a while. There are great comments in relation to newpapers and popular science that come from the mouth of one of the characters that read like they were written yesterday. Some reviewers have suggested that the story reads a bit dated. On the contrary I found Doyle's style to be very modern (as well as humorous). Also his writing is unpretentious. He doesn't send you to a dictionary to look up words or batter you over the head with his philosophy. He doesn't speak down to his reading audience either. The narrative moves swiftly and is packed with colourful characters and incidents.There is racism in the novel (interestingly in the Oxford World Classics Edition it is pointed out that much of this is directed at the Irish) and you have to read the book with the knowledge that Doyle is the product of the British Imperialist mindset. The racism in the novel actually provides for fascinating reading because it allows a window into the prevailing thoughts of the day in England. You could read a history book for that or you could read this book and see for yourself. While those who enjoy scientic or historical romances would like this short novel it will also be of interest to anyone curious about early 20th century social history in Britain. I'm not a fast reader but I read this book in a day. And it was a day well spent. This was the first work I have ever read by Doyle (I have never read a Sherlock Holmes story) and I look forward to reading more.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Jurassic Park, 19th Century Style,
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This review is from: The Lost World (Paperback)
Arthur Conan Doyle has done it again, and this time, without Sherlock Holmes. In "Lost World", the egotistical, eccentric professor, the desperate lover, the cynical skeptic, fantastic life forms, danger, and conflict all play their roles in the weaving of this tale.George Edward Challenger, the eccentric professor, shocks and challenges London's scientific community with incredible tales of prehistoric animals living in South America. Challenged to prove his position, he leads an expedition in search of this 19th century Jurassic Park, an expedition which will prove him a giant or a charlatan. I won't ruin it for you, but trust me, join the expedition. This truly is a book which you will not want to put down.
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