The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

An expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive.

Title: The Lost World

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Length: novel

First Publication: 1912

What the Story is About: An expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. (from Wikipedia)

You can download an audiobook version of the story at Project Gutenberg.

Related posts at the Biology in Science Fiction blog: In Search of the Lost World; What if dinosaurs still roamed the Earth?

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Categories: 1900-1929 • Audio • Dinosaurs • Doyle - Arthur Conan • Evolution • Novel • Paleontology • Zoology

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