'The Lost World' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World is a1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The central plot of the novel revolves around an expedition to a mysterious plateau in the Amazonian forest of South America, where protagonists come across prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs. The central character of this novel is a archetypal mad scientist - Prof. George Challenger, who is convinced that he has found the evidence of dinosaur still roaming some lost part of the Amazonian plateau. Prof. Summerlee, another scientist arrives in the Amazon basin to challenge Prof. Challenger. Alongside Prof. Summerlee is Lord John Roxton, a renowned hunter and Edward Malone, a young journalist from the Daily Gazette and the narrator of the novel. The group sets out to an expedition through inaccessible jungles during which they face various obstacles and encounter strange plant and animal creatures. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a masterful narrator; his vivid depiction of the characters and extinct creatures make the novel a thrilling read.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Lost World, London : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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