The Lost World

Professor Challenger, a loud and quarrelsome scientist, claims that prehistoric animals still survive on a remote South American plateau. To prove it, an expedition is formed, including the sceptical Professor Summerlee, the sportsman Lord John Roxton and the young journalist Edward Malone, who narrates. Their journey into the jungle brings wonder and danger in equal measure. This lively adventure helped establish the dinosaur tale in popular fiction and shows Doyle's gift for pace and humour outside the detective genre.