Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Lost World". Summary

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For the vast majority of readers, Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of detective stories and the literary father of the detective Sherlock Holmes. But on his account there are other works, albeit not as popular as stories about the adventures of the great detective. These include the story "The Lost World", a summary of which we will try to present to you.

Here Sir Arthur speaks to readers as a science fiction writer. The author refers to the flora and fauna of the Jurassic period, making a bold assumption that dinosaurs could have survived on our planet, still living in hard-to-reach and little-studied corners of the earth. At the time of this writing, South America was the least explored place on the planet, however, there are still many places where "the white man's foot has not set foot", as the author's contemporaries used to say.

Conan Doyle - The Lost World

Summary of the story can beto put it in just a few words: in the Amazon jungle on a high mountain plateau, a scientific expedition finds quite he althy dinosaurs. But such a retelling is unlikely to interest a potential reader, so we will try to present the plot more coherently.

Let's start over with the summary. The Lost World begins with a declaration of love. Budding reporter Edward Malone asks for the hand and heart of his beloved Gladys. The girl refuses him for the reason that he is too ordinary for her sublime nature, and that only an outstanding and courageous person who is capable of doing risky things for the sake of love can expect to become her husband. Impressed by such a rebuke, our hero rushes to the editor, demanding that he be immediately sent to the most risky place on Earth. So that he can make an outstanding report from there. A wise editor satisfies the request of an ambitious young man. The most dangerous assignment is the task of interviewing the infamous Professor Challenger, who became famous throughout London for his pathological dislike of the journalistic fraternity. Melone can only agree to this task, and after a small fight with the professor, he receives an invitation to attend a press conference at which Challenger is to make a sensational statement.

As all readers of the book "The Lost World" have already guessed, the summary of which we present, this statement consistsbecause the dinosaurs didn't die out. The professor himself saw them during his expedition, but was unable to preserve the evidence. The scientific community ridiculed such a bold statement, but nevertheless decided to organize another expedition, consisting of Challenger's opponent Professor Summerlee and independent public representatives. Naturally, our hero decides to become this same representative from the press. The second candidate was the famous hunter Lord John Roxton.

The composition of the commission is approved, and a group of daredevils leaves for South America. There, Challenger unexpectedly joins them, who decides to personally lead the expedition. After numerous adventures, they come to the foot of the plateau where the lost world is located.

Summary of the story does not imply a detailed retelling of the vicissitudes of the plot, an interested person will read them himself in the book, but we will only outline the outline of the work. By the will of fate and a criminal conspiracy, our heroes find themselves cut off from the world on this mysterious plateau and are forced not only to observe dinosaurs as researchers, but also to save their lives, which are actively encroached upon by carnivorous lizards.

After numerous adventures, the expedition still manages to leave the lost world. A summary of their journey was recorded by our reporter, and he provides it to his editorial staff immediately upon his return. A new conference is about to take place, now there are four who claim that dinosaurs are alive. But again there are skeptics who do not believe in this. If earlier only Challenger's words were questioned, thenNow they are expressing distrust in the message of our heroic four. But, taught by bitter experience, Challenger presents the audience with a live pterodactyl, which fully confirms the veracity of his statements.

Our travelers are hailed almost as national heroes, and the young lover hurries to his Gladys in order to repeat the marriage proposal attempt. Now he can count on reciprocity, because thanks to him, a whole lost world has been discovered.

The summary of the story does not leave room for a description of the explanation scene, everyone can read it on their own, and we will only say that our hero is still single and plans to go on a new expedition.