The Lost World A. Conan Doyle Macmillan Publishers

The plot of the novel The Lost World (1912) describes an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin where prehistoric animals still survive, led by a charismatic leading character Professor Challenger. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures

Знаковый фантастический роман Артура Конан Дойла, породивший множество экранизаций. В книге описываются приключения британской экспедиции в Южной Америке. Профессор Джордж Челленджер мечтает доказать существование доисторических животных в современном мире. На скалистом недоступном плато экспедиция обнаруживает "затерянный мир" - район, заселённый динозаврами, человекообразными обезьянами и примитивными людьми каменного века. Профессор торжествует, но удастся ли исследователям вернуться, чтобы поделиться своим открытием? • Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

When the reporter Edward Malone is sent to interview the formidable Professor Challenger about his accounts of strange prehistoric beasts on a remote plateau in South America, he expects to be given short shrift by the researcher, notorious for man handling nosy enquirers. But Challenger, impressed by the young journalist's thirst for adventure, invites Malone along on his next expedition, plunging him into a mysterious and dangerous world populated by dinosaurs and murderous ape men • Having already written seminal works of detective fiction, Arthur Conan Doyle became a pioneer of early science fiction with The Lost World. This classic novel helped establish the genre and has inspired, since its first publication in 1912, countless stories, novels and films

Arthur Conan Doyle leaves Baker Street far behind in this ripping yarn about a undiscovered land where dinosaurs and ape-men roam • The notorious Professor Challenger claims that dinosaurs still walk the earth. When the press and the scientific community ridicule him, Challenger vows to show them proof. And so he sets off for South America, accompanied by a big game hunter, a scientist and a young reporter eager to impress the woman he loves. On a remote plateau in the middle of impenetrable jungle, they discover the impossible truth, but must battle monsters and men before they can bring their testimony home

"Шерлок. Главные приключения Артура Конан Дойля. Том 2" - это второй из двух томов оригинальных рассказов Артура Конан Дойла с участием легендарного детектива Шерлока Холмса. Он начинается с "Серебряного пламени" и заканчивается последним появлением Шерлока в "Приключениях умирающего детектива". Каждая история об убийстве, неизвестности, загадочных уликах и мести представляет собой новаторское сочетание криминалистики и смелого повествования • Книга на английском языке • 'The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes' • This second of two volumes of Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes begins with Silver Blaze and ends with Sherlock's final appearance in The Adventure of The Dying Detective

In the brilliant sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island, winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Fionn Boyle finds himself at the heart of the fight for the island's survival • Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper's magic has deserted him and with his grandfather's memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagda's army of merrows • But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist. And how can he prove he's right without any magic? As Fionn begins his search for the lost army, the other islanders prepare for invasion

Журналист Эд Малоун жаждет приключений и легко находит их, когда знакомится с эксцентричным профессором Челленджером. Вместе они отправляются в головокружительную экспедицию в дождевые леса Амазонии, где всё ещё живут и властвуют огромные динозавры • Классика приключенческой фантастики от создателя Шерлока Холмса. Роман сэра Артура Конана Дойла «Затерянный мир» в оригинале • Книга на английском языке • The classic fantasy adventure of a lost prehistoric world • Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger - an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions deep into the Amazon jungle, to a lost world where dinosaurs roam free