In his 1912 story The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle created a new sub-genre of adventure narrative. The book is about the discovery of a mysterious island inhabited by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. It has inspired countless imitations including King Kong and Jurassic Park .
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In his 1912 story The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle created a new sub-genre of adventure narrative. The book is about the discovery of a mysterious island inhabited by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. It has inspired countless imitations including King Kong and Jurassic Park .
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I didn't see that it was a condensed, edited down, badly illustrated version of the book. I still enjoyed the story, but constantly felt the loss of all the elements that had been removed.
coltrane
Sep 9, 2010
an adventure classic
Loved this book when I was growing up. Now, it's wonderful to see my son share my enthusiasm over it.
countrygirl
Jan 21, 2008
Not what I expected.
This book was not what I expected, I was expecting the full text book of The Lost World. Instead it was a very condensed version for a very young child. Nevertheless, I am keeping the book to give to my grandson when he gets a little older.