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. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born in 1859 was an ...
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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. 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.
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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.