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The Lost World

Autor Arthur Conan Doyle
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 iun 2022
Step aside Sherlock, there is a new story in town by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In 1907 London, after being rejected by the lady he loves because he is too ordinary, young journalist Edward Malone tries to seek adventure and celebrity in order to show himself worthy of her. The most heroic action his editor could think of was to send him to interview Professor Challenger. Initially poor Malone repeated the previous experience of his colleagues, but he managed to pacify the professor to tell him his story about a mysterious place deep in the amazonian jungle where prehistoric dinosaurs still live. Ed Malone finds his adventure through which he can prove himself. Will he make it out alive and marry the love of his life, or will he fail, or worse meet his end in the clutches of the dinos?
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ISBN-13: 9789355563262
ISBN-10: 9355563264
Pagini: 198
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd.

Notă biografică

Dados pessoais: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle nasceu em Edimburgo, Escócia, no dia 22 de maio de 1859, e morreu em 1930, em Crowborough, na Inglaterra. Membro de uma próspera família irlandesa, iniciou sua carreira literária quando ainda era estudante de medicina. E parece ter sido um dos seus professores da Universidade de Edimburgo, Joseph Bell, a inspiração para a criação do detetive mais brilhante que o mundo já conheceu: Sherlock Holmes. Embora tenha servido como médico a bordo de diversos navios e exercido, ainda, a função de médico oftalmologista, a paixão pela escrita sempre teve um lugar especial na vida de Doyle. Sua imortalidade literária foi certamente assegurada a partir das obras de Sherlock Holmes, mas a obra que produziu é vastíssima, incluindo centenas de publicações como contos, poemas, peças e ensaios sobre guerra, vida militar e espiritualismo.

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`the ordinary laws of Nature are suspended. The various checks with influence the struggle for existence in the world at large are all neutralized or altered. Creatures survive which would otherwise disappear.'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. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost word holds great danger for the four men, whether from fiendish ape-men or terrifying prehistoric creatures. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of adventure and discovery still excites the reader today, just as dinosaurs continue to grip the popular imagination. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. 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.

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The restless, questing intellect of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spurred him far beyond the ingenious puzzles he constructed for Sherlock Holmes. In "The Lost World," Doyle, a devotee of the occult and fantastic tales of adventure and discovery, introduces his readers to Professor Challenger, an eccentric paleontologist, on his suspense-filled search for prehistoric creatures in the wilds of the Amazon. Professor Challenger's doughty troupe includes a skeptical colleague, Professor Summerlee; the cool-headed, plucky sportsman Lord John Roxton; and the narrator, the intrepid reporter Edward Malone. When their bridge to civilization collapses, the explorers find themselves marooned among dinosaurs and savage ape-people.
Originally published in 1912, this imaginative fantasy unfolds with humor and good-natured satirical eye for pedantry. Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle will delight in this rare gem, as will dinosaur fanciers and adventure story aficionados.

Recenzii

"A brilliantly entertaining story of old-fashioned derring-do."
—Daily Mail

"Hugely influential... A classic adventure yarn about a dinosaur-infested South American plateau... the irascible Professor Challenger -- Doyle's own favourite among all his characters -- blusters his way through with his Assyrian beard and booming voice."
Scotsman

"A science fiction masterpiece."
Washington Post
"A rollicking adventure story" Glasgow Herald "Hugely influential... A classic adventure yarn about a dinosaur-infested South American plateau...The irascible Professor Challenger - Doyle's own favourite among all his characters - blusters his way through with his Assyrian beard and booming voice" Scotsman "A science fiction masterpiece" Washington Post "Conan Doyle gives Jules Verne a run for his money" Daily Telegraph "A brilliantly entertaining story of old-fashioned derring-do" Daily Mail