The Lost World
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4.3 • 233 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Both Pompeii and Petra were excavated in the 1800s, and as explorers were searching for (and finding) more mysterious ancient cities, authors were finding new inspiration. Among them was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, already famous for his Sherlock Holmes mysteries. In 1912, he published The Lost World, branching out into the popular genre of adventure fiction and crafting a story that will appeal to fans of Jurassic Park.
Ned Malone is a reporter who’s just been told by the love of his life that she wants a man who embraces danger. And so, he does what any man would do: He gathers a crew and sets off on an expedition with a professor who claims to have discovered living dinosaurs. What follows is a suspenseful story with hints of science fiction and Conan Doyle’s flair for mystery. After landing on a South American island untouched by time, the crew faces a betrayal that leaves them stranded amid terrifying dangers. Will they escape—and do they ever find dinosaurs? We’re not telling. You’ll just have to read the book.
Customer Reviews
A Good, Honest Romp
A product very much of an earlier time, with occasional references to ‘half-breeds’ and ‘negros’, fairly pervasive anthropocentrism throughout (destroying an entire race of ape-men!), and dated knowledge of extinct life, but often (apart from the first two points, perhaps) the better off for it. A good, enjoyable romp. I feel I’ve plugged a small gap in my literary knowledge.
Quite good
I think it was quite good, although it took a while to get to the action and I think the resolution could have concluded better.
Enjoyed it to the last…
A great tale of adventure coming from a past era, capturing what must have been an imagination ahead of his time… Very Good.