Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World

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Produktbeschreibung

The Lost World is a classic adventure novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The story follows the adventures of a group of explorers who set out on a journey to a remote plateau in South America, where they discover a prehistoric world filled with dinosaurs and other extinct creatures.Led by the eccentric Professor Challenger, the group faces numerous challenges as they navigate through the dangerous terrain and encounter fierce creatures. Along the way, they also encounter a tribe of primitive humans and must navigate the complex dynamics of their society.As they explore this lost world, the group must also grapple with ethical questions about the impact of their discovery on the natural world and the implications of their actions for the future of humanity.The Lost World is a thrilling adventure story that combines elements of science fiction, fantasy, and action. It has been widely praised for its vivid descriptions of the prehistoric world and its engaging characters, and has inspired numerous adaptations in film, television, and other media.1912. Doyle, the English novelist best known for his Sherlock Holmes detective books, also wrote historical, supernatural and speculative works. Trying to escape Sherlock Holmes, Doyle creates an adventure story written as a set of letters from reporter Edward D. Malone to the Daily Gazette newspaper where he works, detailing the adventures of Professors Challenger and Summerlee, hunter Lord John Roxton and himself as they venture into the depths of the Amazon in search of a hidden plateau where Challenger claims dinosaurs still exist. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781417912148
• ISBN-10: 1417912146
• Artikelnr.: 22231729

Autorenporträt

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Doyle is often referred to as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or simply Conan Doyle (implying that "Conan" is part of a compound surname as opposed to his given middle name). His baptism entry in the register of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, gives "Arthur Ignatius Conan" as his given names and "Doyle" as his surname. It also names Michael Conan as his godfather.[1] The cataloguers of the British Libraryand the Library of Congress treat "Doyle" alone as his surname. Steven Doyle, editor of The Baker Street Journal, wrote, "Conan was Arthur's middle name. Shortly after he graduated from high school he began using Conan as a sort of surname. But technically his last name is simply 'Doyle'."[3] When knighted, he was gazetted as Doyle, not under the compound Conan Doyle Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England, of Irish Catholic descent, and his mother, Mary (née Foley), was Irish Catholic. His parents married in 1855.[7] In 1864 the family dispersed because of Charles's growing alcoholism, and the children were temporarily housed across Edinburgh. In 1867, the family came together again and lived in squalid tenement flats at 3 Sciennes Place.[8] Doyle's father died in 1893, in the Crichton Royal, Dumfries, after many years of psychiatric illness.

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