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  The Lost World and Other Stories (Wordsworth Collection) (Paperback) By (author) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Introduction by Cedric Watts, Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine

  

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  Short Description for The Lost World and Other StoriesThe protagonist, the 'cave-man in a lounge suit', is the maddening, irascible and fascinating Professor George Edward Challenger. This volume includes adventures he faced such as that high above the Amazon rain forest in "The Lost World" and the challenges of "The Land of Mist".
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  • Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
  • Published: 05 December 1999
  • Format: Paperback 480 pages
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  • Categories: Classics | Thrillers | Adventure | Classic Science Fiction | Short Stories
  • ISBN 13: 9781853262456 ISBN 10: 1853262455
  • Sales rank: 17,128

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Full description for The Lost World and Other Stories

• These lively, varied and thought-provoking science-fiction stories (from the era of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells) are linked by their imposing central character, the pugnaciously adventurous and outrageous Professor Challenger. The Lost World (forebear of Jurassic Park) vividly depicts a perilous region in which the explorers confront creatures from the prehistoric era. The Poison Belt presents an eerie doomsday scenario, while 'The Disintegration Machine' satirically comments on scientific cynicism. In 'When the World Screamed', the planet responds violently to an experimental incursion. The strangest item is The Land of Mist, which seeks to reconcile science with spiritualism. This memorable collection provides imaginative entertainment, entrancing escapism and bold provocation.