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The Annotated Lost World

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A classic in the tradition of the scientific romance, in which Sir Arthur introduces the irascible Professor Challenger, discoverer of a plateau of ancient flora and fauna, living fossils. Mr. Pilot and Mr. Rodin's splendid annotated edition enhance the pleasure of the read with bits of history and other background fabric. Especially delightful are the Harry Rountree and Joseph Clement Coll illustrations from early serialized versions of the story, reprinted throughout the book. In addition to the annotations, four appendices provide further history and commentary. You'll even find Conan Doyle and friends disquised as the book's characters in old photographs prepared for the first British edition. Although a little expensive, it's well worth the price for anyone interested in something more than the casual read of this popular novel.

This handsome (Wessex = listed here as Gasogene) edition of an enthralling yet sadly neglected masterpiece by Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, is enhanced by dozens of insightful annotations, all the original illustrations, as well as a stockpile of in-depth, illuminating essays on the origins of the work itself, its adaptation to the silent screen, and more. Five- star rating both for content and presentation. A collector's item, well worth the price.

With the DVD remastering of the 1925 film of "The Lost World", this book makes a fascinating companion. I read the novel in my teens and it was fun to re-enter Doyle's world and remeet the fascinating Prof.

Get the book and the remastered DVD - making sure you get the restored version.

A Classic. I have to agreee that I do not think Micheal read this book. One of Doyles best with out a doubt. Challenger is as good a hero as Holmes. Thank god for America releasing the 1925 film on DVD.

Roy Pilot and Al Rodin have obviously spent hundreds of hours researching and gathering together material which explains, informs, and illuminates this important work. The appendix on the silent film alone is worth the price! Wessex Press is to be commended on the care and attention which is evident in the production of this gem.

The book I wanted it had 1 million pages or more. The best book writen by Arthur Conan Doyle. Unbeateble. Wonderful. Exciting. Unforgetteable. Describe a lost world, in brazilian amazon, in which we can travel with ancient animals e susprising adventures. Sometimes it's a true thiller. The author deserves a Nobel, by the so precise description. We sure think we are inside the book, living all that moments and surprises. NO WORD CAN DESCRIBE THE TALENT OF CONAN DOYLE IN THAT BOOK, EVEN SO SHERLOCK HOLMES.

A marvelous book with a great English aftertaste that lingers long after you put it down. I'd list the creation of Prof. Challenger, by all means a lead character in the book, among the greatest and most alive literary figures of all times. All those dinosaurs are nothing but the icing on the cake... Incidentally, compared to Crichton's book, Doyle's Lost World is more plausible from the biologist's point of view, as nothing in the Jurassic Park could have happened per contemporary molecular biology. So drop the pulp and read them classics.

It's no wonder everyone, from Michael Crichton to me foundinspiration to write complementing works to this great classic. --DanGallagher