# The Lost World — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/epigraph.md): A brief poetic epigraph dedicating the tale to those young at heart, suggesting the story will bring joy to both boys and men.
- [The Lost World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/the-lost-world.md): The chapter introduces the reader to the central conflict and the main characters of the story. It begins with a young journalist, E. D. Malone, who is in love with Gladys and seeks to prove his worth to win her hand. He
- [I: There Are Heroisms All Round Us](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/i-there-are-heroisms-all-round-us.md): Young reporter Ed Malone proposes to Gladys, who rejects him because she desires a man of heroic deeds and great adventures, not a conventional suitor. Inspired by her ideal of a 'man who could act' and 'look Death in th
- [II: Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/ii-try-your-luck-with-professor-challenger.md): Malone seeks a dangerous assignment from his editor McArdle, who suggests he investigate the controversial Professor Challenger. Malone researches Challenger's background, including his violent reputation and his scienti
- [He Is a Perfectly Impossible Person](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/iii-he-is-a-perfectly-impossible-person.md): Malone receives a brusque and condescending letter from Professor Challenger, granting him an interview. Upon arriving at Challenger's home, Malone is warned by Mrs. Challenger that her husband is a 'perfectly impossible

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- [IV: It’s Just the Very Biggest Thing in the World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/iv-it-s-just-the-very-biggest-thing-in-the-world.md)
- [V: Question!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/v-question.md)
- [I Was the Flail of the Lord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/vi-i-was-the-flail-of-the-lord.md)
- [Tomorrow We Disappear Into the Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/vii-tomorrow-we-disappear-into-the-unknown.md)
- [VIII: The Outlying Pickets of the New World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/viii-the-outlying-pickets-of-the-new-world.md)
- [IX: Who Could Have Foreseen It?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/ix-who-could-have-foreseen-it.md)
- [For Once I Was the Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xi-for-once-i-was-the-hero.md)
- [It Was Dreadful in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xii-it-was-dreadful-in-the-forest.md)
- [A Sight Which I Shall Never Forget](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xiii-a-sight-which-i-shall-never-forget.md)
- [XIV: Those Were the Real Conquests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xiv-those-were-the-real-conquests.md)
- [Our Eyes Have Seen Great Wonders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xv-our-eyes-have-seen-great-wonders.md)
- [XVI: A Procession! A Procession!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xvi-a-procession-a-procession.md)

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