The Lost World (Oxford World's Classics)

The Lost World (Oxford World's Classics)

by Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), IanDuncan (Editor)

Synopsis

'the ordinary laws of Nature are suspended. The various checks with influence the struggle for existence in the world at large are all neutralized or altered. Creatures survive which would otherwise disappear.' Headed by the larger than life figure of Professor Challenger, a scientific expedition sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost word holds great danger for the four men, whether from fiendish ape-men or terrifying prehistoric creatures. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of adventure and discovery still excites the reader today, just as dinosaurs continue to grip the popular imagination.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 04 Jun 1998

ISBN 10: 0192833529
ISBN 13: 9780192833525

Author Bio

Ian Duncan is Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English at the University of Oregon.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his series of novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He also wrote historical fiction (The White Company, 1891; Sir Nigel, 1906) and scientific romances featuring Professor Challenger, of which The Lost World is the first.