#116 in Adventure
The Lost World
- 238
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- Film 1925 +5
- On screen
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Our view
“The Lost World” remains a brisk, good-humoured expedition yarn: dinosaurs on a remote Amazon plateau and explorers who never stop bickering. Readers praise its steady excitement, and some single out how vividly the prehistoric setting is drawn. The casual racism of its period, in the way non-white characters are spoken of, puts some off. It introduces Professor Challenger and takes under 250 pages.
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About the book
The Lost World is an adventure and science fiction novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recounting an expedition to a remote plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals still survive, along with a tribe of vicious ape-like creatures that are in conflict with a group of indigenous Indians. The work introduces the character of Professor Challenger, who leads the expedition, and is narrated in the first person by the journalist member of the exploration party. The Lost World appeared in serial form in the Strand Magazine, illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree, during the months of April to November 1912 and also was serialized in magazines in the United States from March to November 1912. Hodder & Stoughton published the first book edition in October 1912 in Great Britain (London), with printings as well in the United States and in Canada (Toronto).
Reading order · Professor Challenger
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7.77.7 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 6 times — from 1925 to 2001.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 237 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 45 | 19% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 192 | 81% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Lost World?
It has 238 pages — shorter than 88% of the ranked books in Adventure.
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