This first English trade edition is in very good condition. It is the first book to feature Professor Challenger, the start of Conan Doyle’s second great character-driven series. The first English trade edition was limited to only 10,000 copies, of which this is one. It inspired Jurassic Park, King Kong, and many other creature narratives. Our cultural imaginings of pterodactyls, carnivorous dinosaurs, and apemen can largely be traced to The Lost World. The story has been adapted to various media, including film, television, cartoons, and so on. The Lost World regales readers with the exciting adventures of Professor Challenger as he explores deep into the wilds of South America where an isolated land still contains dinosaurs and ape-like people. In particular, this novel, The Lost World, is cited as the keystone title of the subgenre and Doyle’s greatest work alongside the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles. Likewise, his Professor Challenger series has stirred our cultural fascination with zoology and is largely credited with popularizing the “lost world” subgenre of science fiction and fantasy. His Sherlock Holmes series has remained popular for over a century and defined detective fiction for countless readers. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most important genre authors of all time. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of adventure and discovery still excites the reader today, just as dinosaurs continue to grip the popular imagination.ĪBOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost word holds great danger for the four men, whether from fiendish ape-men or terrifying prehistoric creatures. Headed by the larger than life figure of Professor Challenger, a scientific expedition sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Creatures survive which would otherwise disappear.'

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