The Lost World

What if somewhere on a lost plateau, cut off from the rest of the world by impenetrable jungles and sheer cliffs, prehistoric life still exists? Young journalist Edward Malone travels to South America with the eccentric Professor Challenger, the skeptical Professor Summerlee, and hunter Lord John Roxton. Their goal is to verify Challenger's incredible claim: that in the heart of unexplored land, an ancient world populated by creatures long vanished from the face of the Earth has been preserved. The expedition quickly turns into a true trial. The travelers face impenetrable forests, dangerous predators, mysterious tribes, and encounters with those who were thought impossible to be alive. But the most important discovery turns out not to be in fossil bones and scientific theories: the heroes realize that there are corners of the planet where man has not yet become the master of nature. «The Lost World» — one of the most famous adventure novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, where science fiction, travel, and dangerous adventures merge with the atmosphere of great geographical discoveries. It is a book about the thirst for knowledge, courage, and curiosity — and about a world that begins where maps end.