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Here is the precursor to Jurassic Park. Victorian explorers have heard there is a remote plateau where dinosaurs still survive, and a group set outs on a dangerous mission to find out more about it.

The Lost World is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1912, concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. It was originally published serially in the Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April–November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

While investigating the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, a team led by Dr. Maracot is cut off from their ship and hurled to the bottom of the ocean. There, they find themselves in the remnants of the ancient civilization of Atlantis.

Dank einer Zeitreise gelangt der berühmte Detektiv in sein ungewöhnlichstes Abenteuer: man entführt ihn an Bord des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1, wo er mit seinem analytischen Verstand fünf mysteriöse Mordfälle lösen soll. Dabei kommt auch der Britische Humor nicht zu kurz...

Released in 1912, it tells the story of an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin where prehistoric animals still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between Native Americans and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive.

Il mondo perduto (The Lost World), fu scritto nel 1912, ed è una delle opere più note del filone avventuroso del mondo perduto che si sviluppò a cavallo tra il XIX e il XX secolo. In particolare influenzò tutte le opere che in seguito parlarono di dinosauri, a partire da King Kong e a finire con Jurassic Park. In questo romanzo viene introdotto un personaggio, il professor Challenger, che, come dice il none, è quasi all’opposto di Holmes, istintivo quanto quest’ultimo è riflessivo.

Two eccentric professors, a plucky sportsman, and an intrepid reporter explore the wilds of the Amazon valley in search of prehistoric animals. When their bridge to civilization collapses, they are surrounded by vicious beasts, savage ape-men, and gargantuan dinosaurs.

Averell Quinn, der Vizepräsident der Galaktischen Union, befindet sich auf ausgedehnten Flitterwochen. Sherlock Holmes soll ihn überreden, endlich wieder in sein Amt zurückzukehren. Doch auf Trappist-1 e stellt sich heraus, dass Quinn wegen Mordverdachts im Gefängnis sitzt. Natürlich behauptet er seine Unschuld, doch die Fakten sprechen dagegen.

The bombastic Professor Challenger is convinced that a sentient being lurks in the mantle of the Earth. Aided by Edward Malone and Peerless Jones, he must drill down through the Earth’s crust to alert the creature of humankind’s existence. After his debut in The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle went on to develop the grandiloquent Professor Challenger in four other works. When the World Screamed is the fourth in the series, and a satisfying addition to the canon.

In questo racconto egli prende spunto dalla città perduta di Atlantide per riflettere su quello che, si dice, abbia portato quella grande civiltà alla catastrofe: una grande decadenza in cui le forze del Male avrebbero prevalso, e si sarebbero quindi attratte una giusta distruzione. Anche se, nella descrizione della città sommersa, c’è più fantasia che fantascienza, pure il fenomeno della proiezione del pensiero è assolutamente ben accetto anche ai lettori di fantascienza di quasi un secolo dopo.