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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Title: |
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The Lost World (Headline Review Classics) |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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288 |
Date: |
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2007-10-01 |
ISBN: |
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0755338847 |
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Headline Book Publishing |
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0.44 pounds |
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0.74 x 5.0 x 8.0 inches |
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3 jemma (Japan), abaird (USA: ME), Pencils (Australia) |
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3 kas (Australia), Louis G. (USA: MI), tinuviel (Australia) |
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Product Description
Ed Malone—a reporter for the London Journal—is persuaded to join the larger-than-life Professor George Edward Challenger on a scientific expedition to explore a hidden plateau in the depths of the Amazon. The plateau is a scientific dream: it appears frozen in a time when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. But as the expedition team plunges deeper into the forest, the danger mounts: they become embroiled in a war between a tribe of Indians and brutal ape-men, and are surrounded by terrifying prehistoric creatures. Now it is up to Ed and the Professor to get out alive.
Amazon.com Review
Forget the Michael Crichton book (and Spielberg movie) that copied the title. This is the original: the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun.
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http://bookmooch.com/0755338847 |
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