The Lost World | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Identify the prehistoric animals that populate The Lost World. When did each live? In what kind of environment did each live?
2. Conan Doyle depicts prehistoric creatures according to the knowledge of his time. What aspects of his creatures have been outdated by more recent research? Be sure to cite specific examples.
3. The Lost World is often called a seminal work, because it inspired numerous imitations. Research those later works that feature people discovering a place where dinosaurs or other supposedly extinct creatures live.
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