The Lost World
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by TheLostBook from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Welcome to The Lost World Read 2009!
You’ve got hold of a book that is part of the UK’s largest reading campaign. We’re celebrating Arthur Conan Doyle’s 150th birthday and Charles Darwin’s bicentenary by bringing people across the UK together to read a classic adventure tale of a lost plateau, discovery and dinosaurs - The Lost World.
Investigative journalist Ed Malone joins a band of explorers sent to South America to prove that deep in the jungle there is a forgotten world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals still survive. What do they find - and will they make it home to tell the tale? It's the first Conan Doyle story featuring the larger-than-life Professor Challenger.
And, welcome to The Lost Book!
The Lost Book is a collaborative adventure in storytelling. It’s taking place online and anyone can join in. At its heart is an animated web series: the adventures of 21st century investigative journalist Aileen Adler.
There are loads of ways you can get involved and it won’t cost you anything. You can help us to write the story for the web series. You can join our special guest writer Jasper Fforde to reconstruct a stolen book in our weekly microstory competition. You can enter our soundtrack competition by creating your own music for the web series. You can produce your own animation.
And, you can read this book, tell us what you thought of it, give it away, and follow its journey. So join in, wherever you are, and have fun!
(Oh, and sometimes you’ll need a password to get into sections of www.thelostbook.net. Only people with a copy of this book will have the password, so these areas will be exclusive to you. The password is: the last word on page 150 of this book. Don’t forget!)
You’ve got hold of a book that is part of the UK’s largest reading campaign. We’re celebrating Arthur Conan Doyle’s 150th birthday and Charles Darwin’s bicentenary by bringing people across the UK together to read a classic adventure tale of a lost plateau, discovery and dinosaurs - The Lost World.
Investigative journalist Ed Malone joins a band of explorers sent to South America to prove that deep in the jungle there is a forgotten world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals still survive. What do they find - and will they make it home to tell the tale? It's the first Conan Doyle story featuring the larger-than-life Professor Challenger.
And, welcome to The Lost Book!
The Lost Book is a collaborative adventure in storytelling. It’s taking place online and anyone can join in. At its heart is an animated web series: the adventures of 21st century investigative journalist Aileen Adler.
There are loads of ways you can get involved and it won’t cost you anything. You can help us to write the story for the web series. You can join our special guest writer Jasper Fforde to reconstruct a stolen book in our weekly microstory competition. You can enter our soundtrack competition by creating your own music for the web series. You can produce your own animation.
And, you can read this book, tell us what you thought of it, give it away, and follow its journey. So join in, wherever you are, and have fun!
(Oh, and sometimes you’ll need a password to get into sections of www.thelostbook.net. Only people with a copy of this book will have the password, so these areas will be exclusive to you. The password is: the last word on page 150 of this book. Don’t forget!)
Journal Entry 3 by TheLostBook from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
This book is going to travel to sonia23 in the USA, then to KiwiinEngland in Ireland. When KiwiinEngland's finished reading the book will be wild released.
This is the second attempt, as the first book sent to sonia23, ironically, was lost. Good luck to this book in getting to the USA safely!
If you've picked it up - welcome to BookCrossing! I hope you enjoy The Lost World and then pass it on to continue its journey. It'd be great to find out where it has travelled to and read your review. You can stay completely anonymous if you prefer, or you can join BookCrossing (it's free) if you'd like to take part in this booklovers' community.
This is the second attempt, as the first book sent to sonia23, ironically, was lost. Good luck to this book in getting to the USA safely!
If you've picked it up - welcome to BookCrossing! I hope you enjoy The Lost World and then pass it on to continue its journey. It'd be great to find out where it has travelled to and read your review. You can stay completely anonymous if you prefer, or you can join BookCrossing (it's free) if you'd like to take part in this booklovers' community.
Journal Entry 4 by TheLostBook at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (2/25/2009 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Travelling to sonia23 in the USA. Happy reading!
Travelling to sonia23 in the USA. Happy reading!
Woo-hoo! Got this in the mail today. :) I feel like a bit of a black hole reporting this, but there was a postcard for myself and Kiwiinengland, but no extras for wild release. Just thought I'd mention that in case you wanted to mail him/her a couple. I love the awesome book bands. What a great idea!
I'll get started on this right away and journal again when I finish and am ready to mail to Kiwiinengland. Thanks so much! I really appreciate the re-shipment.
4/3 - Finished! I'll send this along to kiwiinengland as soon as I get an address. Thanks again!
I'll get started on this right away and journal again when I finish and am ready to mail to Kiwiinengland. Thanks so much! I really appreciate the re-shipment.
4/3 - Finished! I'll send this along to kiwiinengland as soon as I get an address. Thanks again!
This arrived while I was in New Zealand attending the 2009 Annual International Bookcrossing convention.
I will read it as soon as possible.
I will read it as soon as possible.
This "boy's own adventure" story is packed with dinosaurs, lost civilisations, dangerous journeys to parts unknown, infighting within the team of explorers, as well as fighting with unknown animals and apemen.
It was a slow start; the first third of the book sets up the last half of the book where most of the action took place. Having been published in serial form I can see how this book would appeal to many people reading it at the time. As a published book it could do with a little more editing for the modern reader. A lot of the action in the book would occured over say two pages, with another ten pages describing in detail conversations between people or the flora and fauna of the lost world.
The style of writing was definately of its time, with mention of "half-breeds" and the continual assumption that white men were the most superior being on the earth.
I'm pleased I read this book, and also the readers guide which outlined what was happening at the time this book was published eg Darwin's theory of the Origin of Species, the excitment dinosaur fossils were creating, and the development of "scientific romance" fiction.
It was a slow start; the first third of the book sets up the last half of the book where most of the action took place. Having been published in serial form I can see how this book would appeal to many people reading it at the time. As a published book it could do with a little more editing for the modern reader. A lot of the action in the book would occured over say two pages, with another ten pages describing in detail conversations between people or the flora and fauna of the lost world.
The style of writing was definately of its time, with mention of "half-breeds" and the continual assumption that white men were the most superior being on the earth.
I'm pleased I read this book, and also the readers guide which outlined what was happening at the time this book was published eg Darwin's theory of the Origin of Species, the excitment dinosaur fossils were creating, and the development of "scientific romance" fiction.
Journal Entry 8 by kiwiinengland at Bewley’s Café, Grafton St in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Friday, May 8, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (5/9/2009 UTC) at Bewley’s Café, Grafton St in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
If the weather is fine I shall leave this near the windown or on the outside sandwich board advertising the cafe.
Enjoy this amazing adventure full of dinosaurs, treasure, and lost worlds.
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.
If the weather is fine I shall leave this near the windown or on the outside sandwich board advertising the cafe.
Enjoy this amazing adventure full of dinosaurs, treasure, and lost worlds.
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.
