&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lost_world.jpg) Cover of the first edition of The Lost World | |
| Author | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Professor Challenger |
| Genre | Science fiction, Lost world |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1912 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 280 |
| Followed by | The Poison Belt |
| Text | The Lost World at Wikisource |
The Lost World is a science fiction novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published by Hodder & Stoughton 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.