Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics: Level 16: The Lost World

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Beech

'The Lost World' is the story of an expedition to the rainforests of South America. Professor Challenger wants to prove that he has discovered dinosaurs living in the 'Lost World' - but what will the explorers find? 'TreeTops Classics' are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 29, 2008

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.