The Lost World
Professor Challenger: Book #1
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 8 hours 42 minutes
Description
Written by the legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World is one of the best-selling adventure stories of all time. A scientific expedition headed by Professor George Edward Challenger-Doyle's favorite fictional character-sets out to explore an isolated South American plateau where it is rumored that dinosaurs and other creatures from the Jurassic Era are still alive. This classic adventure novel continues to thrill modern listeners, pitting four men against the unknown with no guarantee any of them will return to the modern world.
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Professor Challenger Series

The Lost World
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: James Adams
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Before Jurassic Park, there was The Lost World.
This classic terror-adventure novel has set the standard for today’s popular entertainment as followed by Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg. Featuring the bold Professor Challenger, a character many critics consider one of the most finely drawn in science fiction, The Lost World is the account... Read more »
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The Lost World
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Paul Hecht
Length: 8 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Written by the legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World is one of the best-selling adventure stories of all time. A scientific expedition headed by Professor George Edward Challenger-Doyle's favorite fictional character-sets out to explore an isolated South American plateau where it is rumored that dinosaurs and other creatures... Read more »
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The Poison Belt
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Fred Williams
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Professor Challenger summons his three best friends to come to his country house, each one to bring a cylinder of pure oxygen. When they arrive, the reason for this strange request becomes terrifyingly clear. Professor Challenger has become convinced that the earth is entering a poison belt of ether and that life upon this planet is doomed.
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The Poison Belt
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Paul Hecht
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The Poison Belt, from one of the best-selling authors of all time, is another Professor Challenger adventure written by the legendary Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this classic, Challenger summons Professor Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, and E.D. Malone to his sitting room with one unusual request: bring your own oxygen. Read more »
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The Poison Belt
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
Length: 3 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
What would you do if you had discovered that the planet was about to be engulfed in a belt of poisonous 'ether' from outer space? Professor Challenger invites a hand-picked crew of adventurers and scientists to his home outside London, which has been fortified with several hours' worth of oxygen. Challenger & Co. assemble in front of a... Read more »
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