Lost World

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Published in 1912, The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle features a expedition led by Professor Challenger to a high plateau located somewhere in the Amazon basin. On the top of this basin located in South America dinosaurs and other extinct animals still thrive. Living with the exotic creatures thought to be extinct people is an indigenous tribe at war with fierce ape creatures.

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“The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. It was originally published serially in the popular Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April–November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.” ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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