Definitions for "The Lost World"
Keywords:  conan, doyle, arthur, novel, professor
The Lost World is a techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, published in 1995 by Ballantine Books. A paperback edition (ISBN 0-345-40288-X) was issued in New York in 1996. It is a sequel to his earlier novel Jurassic Park.
The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau (native name is Tepuyes) in South America (Venezuela) where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the reptiles only occupy a small portion of the narrative.
The Lost World is a 1925 silent adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's book of the same name. It stars screen legend Wallace Beery as Professor Challenger. This version was directed by Harry O.