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The Lost World

by Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)

"FOR ONCE I WAS THE HERO"

The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau (native name is Tepuyes) in South America (Venezuela) where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the reptiles only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. (summary by wikipedia)

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Listen next episodes of The Lost World:
"A PROCESSION! A PROCESSION!" , "A SIGHT I SHALL NEVER FORGET" , "IT WAS DREADFUL IN THE FOREST" , "OUR EYES HAVE SEEN GREAT WONDERS" , "THOSE WERE THE REAL CONQUESTS"