Headed by the larger than life figure of Professor Challenger, a scientific expedition sets out to explore a mysterious plateau in the Amazon rainforest. The adventurers find themselves trapped in a world lost in tome, inhabited by dinosaurs and apemen. They too must take part in a struggle for survival...

The Lost World is a classic talke of adventure and discovery that has been enthralling readers since it first appeared in 1912.

(Text taken from Oxford World's Classics 1998 edition cover of 'The Lost World').