The Lost World

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 Roundtree 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.