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The Lost World and Other Stories

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With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. These lively, varied and thought-provoking science-fiction stories (from the era of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells) are linked by their imposing central character, the pugnaciously adventurous and outrageous Professor Challenger. The Lost World (forebear of Jurassic Park) vividly depicts a perilous region in which the explorers confront creatures from the prehistoric era. The Poison Belt presents an eerie doomsday scenario, while The Disintegration Machine satirically comments on scientific cynicism. In When the World Screamed, the planet responds violently to an experimental incursion. The strangest item is The Land of Mist, which seeks to reconcile science with spiritualism. This memorable collection provides imaginative entertainment, entrancing escapism and bold provocation.

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ISBN: 9781853262456
Publication date: 5th April 1995
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex) Watts
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 480 pages
Series: Wordsworth Classics
Genres: Classics