{"product_id":"the-lost-world-paperback-11","title":"The Lost World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/b\u003e, the first in a series of books to feature the bold Professor Challenger--a character many critics consider one of the most finely drawn in science fiction--Challenger and his party embark on an expedition to a remote Amazonian plateau where, as the good professor puts it, \"the ordinary laws of Nature are suspended\" and numerous prehistoric creatures and ape-men have survived. \"Just as Sherlock Holmes set the standard--and in some sense established the formula--for the detective story . . ., so too has \u003cb\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eset the standard and the formula for fantasy-adventure stories . . .,\" Michael Crichton writes in his Introduction. \"The tone and techniques that Conan Doyle first refined in \u003cb\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/b\u003e have become standard narrative procedures in popular entertainment of the present day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Lost World, the first in a series of books to feature the bold Professor Challenger--a character many critics consider one of the most finely drawn in science fiction--Challenger and his party embark on an expedition to a remote Amazonian plateau where, as the good professor puts it, \"the ordinary laws of Nature are suspended\" and numerous prehistoric creatures and ape-men have survived. \"Just as Sherlock Holmes set the standard--and in some sense established the formula--for the detective story . . ., so too has The Lost World\" set the standard and the formula for fantasy-adventure stories . . .,\" Michael Crichton writes in his Introduction. \"The tone and techniques that Conan Doyle first refined in The Lost World have become standard narrative procedures in popular entertainment of the present day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCongo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTimeline\u003c\/i\u003e; he is also the creator of the television series ER. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.1 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lost World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722782019647,"sku":"9780812967258","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b93ef4bb30d6996bd9ac2743132cd97d.webp?v=1765096929","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-lost-world-paperback-11","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}