{"product_id":"the-lost-world-and-the-poison-belt-paperback","title":"The Lost World and the Poison Belt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eConor Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJoshua Glenn\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-stopping adventure tale featuring a brilliant scientist--one as insufferably pompous as Doyle's most famous character--and his unlikely trio, and its apocalyptic sequel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1912, the creator of Sherlock Holmes introduced his readers to yet another genius adventurer, Professor Challenger, who in his very first outing would journey to South America in search of . . . an isolated plateau crawling with iguanodons and ape-men! A smash hit, Doyle's proto-science fiction thriller would be adapted twice by Hollywood filmmakers, and it would go on to influence everything from \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e to the TV show \u003ci\u003eLand of the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. Its 1913 sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Belt\u003c\/i\u003e, finds Challenger and his dino-hunting comrades trapped in an oxygenated chamber as the entire planet passes through a lethal ether cloud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua Glenn is a consulting semiotician and editor of the websites HiLobrow and Semiovox. The first to describe 1900-1935 as science fiction's \"Radium Age,\" he is editor of the MIT Press's series of reissued proto-sf stories from that period. He is coauthor and coeditor of various books including the family activities guide \u003ci\u003eUnbored\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Adventurer's Glossary\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), and \u003ci\u003eLost Objects\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). In the 1990s, he published the indie intellectual journal \u003ci\u003eHermenaut\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConor Reid is a podcaster and writer from Ireland. He has published widely on popular fiction and science, including \u003ci\u003eThe Science and Fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). He is the Head of Podcasts at HeadStuff Media as well as the host and producer of his own critically acclaimed literature podcast, \u003ci\u003eWords to That Effect\u003c\/i\u003e. The podcast, which has been performed live in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, tells stories of the fiction that shapes popular culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and author who in 1887 introduced Sherlock Holmes, arguably the best-known fictional detective. He also wrote poetry, historical novels, influential gothic short stories, and more. Doyle's proto-sf series of Professor Challenger adventures include the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Belt\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Mist \u003c\/i\u003e(1926), and the short stories \"When the World Screamed\" (1928) and \"The Disintegration Machine\" (1929).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585191473445,"sku":"9780262545259","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/wZi7pcyflk9780262545259.webp?v=1781599446","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-lost-world-and-the-poison-belt-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}