Morn, with bonny purple smiles Kisses the air-cock o' St Giles; Rakin' their ee, the servant lasses Early begin their lies and clashes...

Robert Fergusson

 

Free book details

The Lost World Online

The Lost World is available in a number of formats to suit all ages.

We also have a brand new Professor Challenger short story to read, as well as a little-known story set in Edinburgh by Arthur Conan Doyle.

 


 

The Lost World - Get the Story

Get the whole story: download the text file from Project Gutenberg.

 

Read the quick read abridged version online in full, or by individual chapter:

Chapter 1PDFWord

Chapter 2PDFWord

Chapter 3PDFWord

Chapter 4PDFWord

Chapter 5PDFWord

Chapter 6PDFWord

 

Download the free Reader's Guide in full, or read it for free in bite-sized chunks:

Key Dates PDFWord

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle PDFWord

The Lost World PDFWord

Discussion QuestionsPDFWord

Charles DarwinPDFWord

Fossils and DinosaursPDFWord

Evolution and Science FictionPDFWord

 



The Herald
Online Serialisation

The Herald newspaper will be serialising the story of The Lost World in February 2009 - we'll bring you more information later in the month.

 


 

Read Short Stories

We want to you to keep on reading - try these short stories:


Watch and Listen - audio and video options

We've tried to find The Lost World in as many formats as possible:

 


Your Reviews

Several of you have submitted your thoughts on The Lost World, including some of Edinburgh's book groups.  We will publish reviews, and always welcome comments about our reading campaigns - is The Lost World Read a good idea?  What should we read next year