Publisher's Synopsis
Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was a prolific author and his innovative mysteries make him one of the most widely read authors in history. Conan Doyle also wrote The Lost World, which was one of the earliest and most influential works in the lost world genre of fiction. The Lost World, published in 1912, is a novel that tells the story of an expedition to an area in South America where prehistoric animals such as dinosaurs still live. The novel is also notable for being a major influence on Michael Crichton, the creator of the Jurassic Park movies.
