The Lost World (Abridged) Audiobook, by Arthur Conan Doyle Play Audiobook Sample

The Lost World (Abridged) Audiobook

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Read By: Robert Penman Publisher: Real Reads Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2010 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:

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An excellent retelling of this classic Conan Doyle Adventure. True to the original in plot, character, themes and style, this is an excellent introduction to Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless story.

'Dinosaurs are most certainly not extinct. I have seen them.'

An incredible claim by the eccentric Professor Challenger leads to an expedition deep into the Amazon, where an unlikely group of men find themselves on a journey into unknown dangers. Will they have the skills, strength, intelligence and good fortune to survive?

Do dinosaurs really exist on the inaccessible plateau? How did a human skeleton become impaled on a bamboo spike? Can humans survive in a land of such primitive powers?

If journalist Edward Malone ever returns home to write his newspaper report, will it be to declare Challenger a madman or a genius?

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"I considered giveing this one four out of five;afterall,it wasn't perfect. The Lost World is essentially the first hand account of a young journalist in very early early twentieth century England who goes on an expedition with a small group of eccentrics into the Amazon to investigate a professor's claims (he being part of the posse)that he (the professer) discovered prehistoric life in that region. It turns out the acadamien is no bullshitter,obviously. This leads to some fascinateing adventures. Doyle's narratater isn' impeccable; he makes unusually liberal use of terms like 'half-breed', and there are similar examples as well. (By this I don't mean political incorrectness) Nonethelss, the prose was very capeable. Structal elements such as characteriazation and plot were extremely well done. (Both of theese are characteristic in the writeings of Doyle.) The people in this story are some of the most colorfull you'll ever read of, and The Lost World delivers some of the finest pulp entertainment that was ever penned down. Hence I realized that by the standards of pulp literartuere, The Lost World does deserve five out of five stars. I'd by all means recomend for people with the taste in the way of wild adventures tales and the likw."

— James (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " read again prior to reading to children. acutally was quite good, little boys will def. like it "

    — Lorna, 2/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Mine is a leather bound issue, part of a collection Dalmatian Press released in 2004. "

    — Amber, 2/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very good, tho' not my favorite of his writing "

    — Catherine, 2/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " sorry, i liked jurassic park better "

    — Jen, 1/22/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I picked this book up on a whim. I ended up really enjoying it. I great quick, classical adventure read! "

    — Kristie, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I didn't think this one would be so amusing! Professor Challenger is so full of himself and insults his peers in funny ways. "

    — Ginn, 1/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Fantastic. Short, action packed and succinct. Doyle's storytelling skills are marvelous "

    — Doroty, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I don't think I have laughed so much in a book for a long time. I almost fell off the couch. Great adventure with great comic relief. "

    — Meagan, 12/31/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Fun. Maybe not high literature, but entertaining. "

    — Michael, 12/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great read almost a century before Jurassic Park. "

    — Paul, 12/14/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " fascinating. b j harrison's reading of this (for me, unaware) book is perfect. adventure abounds. of course i recommend this book for youngsters and the parents and grandparents who listen to audio books along with them. "

    — Maggie, 12/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Classic Doyle writing style, with the first person and letter based narration. "

    — Krista, 7/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It was an enjoyable read. It was in the same line as "King Solomon's Mines". The descriptions and pacing of story was great. It's one of those classic reads. "

    — Francisca, 7/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I couldn't believe how captivating and scary this story was. Having grown up with the scientific idea of dinosaurs and the playful children's story dinosaurs, this was like being in Jurassic park. I was scared silly. "

    — Leisel, 1/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Not my cup of hot chocolate. "

    — Abbie, 1/22/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A really good book. An exciting story with some well written characters. Especially the rather bad tempered, arrogant Professor Challenger. "

    — George, 5/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " As someone who recalls watching the extreme 90s tv show, I wasn't sure what to expect from the novel, but overall it was very enjoyable, with a few surprises, and very true to Doyle's style overall. "

    — Carrie, 2/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Excellent book! Would recommend to anyone interested in this type of adventure book! "

    — Dilly, 1/25/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Kind of an old style Crichton "Lost World" but with ape men. "

    — Bryan, 7/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A good adventure story, much like journey to the center of the earth. "

    — Tooms1121, 6/15/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " a very interesting and informative book! "

    — Sahar, 4/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Mine is a leather bound issue, part of a collection Dalmatian Press released in 2004. "

    — Amber, 4/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Found this an engaging book to read. "

    — Kelvin, 4/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very enjoyable adventure and quite humorous. Obviously dated in some respects, particularly it's attitudes towards colour and race, but more modern in some others. Well thought out story, for its time, despite its fantastical premise. Very readable. "

    — Sean, 4/13/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I can't believe those people kill all the ape-people! It was like, invading! And then they brought baby pterodacyl from its place, what if the baby dies? It makes me sad. "

    — Sarah, 3/22/2011

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.