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The Lost World

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The Lost World

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Glen McCready
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Here is the precursor to Jurassic Park. Victorian explorers have heard there is a remote plateau where dinosaurs still survive, and a group set outs on a dangerous mission to find out more about it.

Download the accompanying reference guide.Public Domain (P)2008 Naxos Rights International
Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Traditional Detectives Detective Feel-Good Scary
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Editorial reviews

The creator of Sherlock Holmes delivers a classic adventure fantasy in this tale of a trip by journalists, scientists, and adventurers to investigate rumors of dinosaurs on a mysterious plateau deep in a mythical South American jungle. Much fun and over-the-top adventure ensue. The author is ably supported by Glenn McCready, who delivers a narration very much in the nineteenth-century style. He plays up the characters' big personalities and celebrates the rather orotund style of the writing, which isn't as tight as in the Holmes series. Not for modern-fiction-only readers, this collection will appeal most to lovers of nineteenth-century literature.

Critic reviews

"Glen McCready's performance captures the time and tone of Doyle's material perfectly without straying into melodrama." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Imaginative Adventure • Vivid Descriptions • Excellent Narration • Exciting Plot • Humorous Writing • Superb Performance
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Another Arthur Conan Doyle book?Great, right? Not so much. This book is full of half witted Indians, kindly Negros, and courageous White men shooting up the Ape men. An interesting historical example, but not very good reading. I finished it, but barely.

Should have stayed lost.

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very well done but not my cup of tea. can't say I'll give it another listen either.

not sure what I was expecting

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This book grabs you and throws you into an adventure so compelling and so real that no matter where you are reading it. Listening in my car I could hear the jungle and feel the dinosaurs all around me. This book was fantastic and I hope everyone gets a chance to slip into this world!

Makes me want to find those lost places

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The prehistoric adventures are fun but slightly trite and underwhelming. The character development that is visible in the ending is what I was looking for.

The ending redeems the book

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This is probably the best narration of any audiobook I have ever listened to. Glen McCready is not just reading the book, he is performing it! It's as if he is in front of a live audience. His characterization of Professor Challenger is particularly entertaining.

The story itself is also great. If you love the Chronicles of Narnia or Gulliver's Travels, this is the book for you.

Outstanding Performance!

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The descriptions and world pictures are so vivid and effective that you get carried away. Sir Arthur is a master.

Wonderful ride

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Glen McCready brings this fine adventure to life. You want good character and adventure...? Here ya go.

Superb Performance!

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This classic and adventurous story is enhanced by the awe inspiring performance of the narrator. What an absorbing experience! A must listen.

Phenomenal performance

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A well told tale from the master of the detective story, even if our modern scientific knowledge makes some of it ridiculous. Wonderful reader handles different voices very well. I wonder if the author imagined writing a sequel?

Fun read, great listening

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It was a fantastic adventure with great narration. I don't know why anyone would waste time on an abriged version.

expressive narrator, great story.

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