The Lost World and Other Stories - Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World and Other Stories - Arthur Conan Doyle: The lost world and other stories (547 words)
by Kathryn - written on 13.07.00 (Very useful, 266 readings)
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Given the enormous popularity of Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes' stories, it is easy to overlook the fact that he wrote many other excellent works including historical novels and science fiction stories. 'The lost world and other stories' (Wordsworth 1995) is a collection of science fiction stories which certainly rival those of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne in terms of their originality and (in my opinion) exceed them in terms of literary style. The book consists of the complete Professor Challanger collection as listed below: 1. The lost world 2. The poison belt 3. The land of mist 4. The disintegration machine 5. When the ...