The Lost World (version 3)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by Bob Neufeld
The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin in Brazil that encountered prehistoric animals. It has been the inspiration for subsequent fiction, including Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. (8 hr 24 min)
Chapters
| Ch. 1 - There Are Heroisms All Round Us; Ch. 2 - Try Your Luck with Professor C… | 31:36 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 3 - He is a Perfectly Impossible Person; Ch. 4 - It's Just the very Biggest… | 57:27 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 5 - Question! | 29:57 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 6 - I was the Flail of the Lord; Ch 7 - Tomorrow we Disappear into the Unkn… | 43:04 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 8 - The Outlying Pickets of the New World | 30:01 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 9 - Who could have Foreseen it? | 55:53 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 10 - The Most Wonderful Things have Happened | 33:37 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 11 - For once I was the Hero | 37:28 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 12 - It was Dreadful in the Forest | 37:14 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 13 - A Sight which I shall Never Forget | 34:16 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 14 - Those Were the Real Conquests | 33:24 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 15 - Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders | 36:36 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| Ch. 16 - A Procession! A Procession! | 43:54 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
Reviews
hbrakh
Brilliant tale well written and read with mastery and aplomb by Prof. Neufeld. Bravo Sir! Many thanks for the excellent adventure.
I loved it
Manth1975
this is a brilliant story and the narrators voice is wonderful to listen to.
Great Reader
John Alberts
A great reading of one of Doyle's best.
AlDuncan
Excellent, consistent vocal performance and audio recording from Neuman. An interesting and influential story with a narrative and stylistic cadence Holmesians will find at once fresh and familiar. As with many of Doyle’s writings, there are a number of cringeworthy phrenological/imperial/racist statements and caricatures, but it’s important to be clear-eyed about the past and not censor or bowdlerize. I, for one, found it very interesting that one of the principal characters is drawn from Roger Casement, of Casement Report fame. With such caveats and context, I’d recommend this to anyone, Holmes fans especially!
Great Story + Great Read!
RRLewis
I wasn’t prepared for how good of a book this is! Really, just from the get-go it has you roped in. Absolutely hilarious and captivating storytelling. The read is fantastic as well. He gives each character a different voice. I especially love his imagining of Professor Challenger! Thank you so much!
great reader, improvable recording
A LibriVox Listener
great Narrator, voice fits the story perfectly. the noise gate is quite audible and a bit annoying though, as is the background noise. I'd love to listen to more from this guy with a better recording Quality, he'd be worth the Investment.
Neufeld rules!
picfixer
Bob Neufeld provides the finest Librivox version of this classic adventure. If you haven't read (or heard) it before, you might be surprised at how much it differs from the 1925 film adaptation, which is available here at IA.
mark H
i recommend skipping the Chapter 1, for it adds nothing and detracts from the story. Easily the best reading of this classic adventure yarn. The vice is indistinguishable from the late James Mason. RIP