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OverviewTo prove himself to the woman he wants to marry, journalist Ed Malone asks for a mission with 'adventure and danger in it'. And although his editor only sends him to interview touchy Professor Challenger, Ed gets more of both than he bargained for. Challenger leads him to a hidden plateau in the South American jungle - a world of carnivorous dinosaurs, giant fish-lizards and murderous ape-men . . . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , Ian Newsham , Ian NewshamPublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK Imprint: Puffin Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9780140367485ISBN 10: 0140367489 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 27 October 1994 Recommended Age: From 2 to 12 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Lost World . . . provide[s] evidence that Doyle had it in him to be one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. --Sam Moskowitz Author InformationArthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer travelling between Liverpool and West Africa. He then settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in A Study of Scarlet, published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including The Lost World and various non-fictional works. These included a pamphlet justifying Britain's involvement in the Boer War, for which he was knighted and histories of the Boer War and World War One, in which his son, brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism. Conan Doyle died of a heart attack on 7 July 1930. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |