# E. D. Malone — The Lost World character guide > E. D. Malone in The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. E. D. Malone, Mr. Malone, Malone, Foreword Mr. E. D. Malone **First appearance:** 0003-i-there-are-heroisms-all-round-us ## Snapshot A young Gazette reporter who asks his editor for a mission of danger to prove his worth, and gets sent to interview the most violent scientist in London. ## Who they are Malone narrates the expedition with a journalist's eye and a young man's hunger to matter, driven by Gladys's refusal to love a man who has done nothing. His assignment to expose Challenger as a fraud flips into a place on the expedition itself, and his inexperience becomes the reader's — every wonder and terror arrives through his widening gaze. His need to become the kind of man Gladys described gives the adventure its emotional stakes. ## In the story ### [The Lost World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/the-lost-world) The young journalist and narrator, motivated by love for Gladys to seek adventure and prove his bravery. ### [I: There Are Heroisms All Round Us](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/i-there-are-heroisms-all-round-us) The narrator and protagonist, a young reporter for the Daily Gazette, who proposes to Gladys and is spurred by her rejection to seek heroic adventures. ### [II: Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/ii-try-your-luck-with-professor-challenger) Seeks adventure and a dangerous assignment; researches Challenger and writes a deceptive letter to gain an interview. ### [He Is a Perfectly Impossible Person](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/iii-he-is-a-perfectly-impossible-person) Visits Professor Challenger under false pretenses as a scientific inquirer, but is exposed and physically attacked. ### [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) Examines the evidence, becomes convinced of Challenger's claims, and expresses journalistic enthusiasm for the discovery. ### [V: Question!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/v-question) Returns to the office, convinces McArdle of Challenger's credibility, attends the lecture, and volunteers for the expedition. ### [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) Narrator and journalist, preparing for the expedition and coordinating with McArdle. ### [Tomorrow We Disappear Into the Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/vii-tomorrow-we-disappear-into-the-unknown) The narrator, who provides detailed observations of his companions and the preparations for the expedition. ### [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) Narrates the chapter; helps mediate the quarrel and describes the journey and surroundings. ### [IX: Who Could Have Foreseen It?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/ix-who-could-have-foreseen-it) Cuts the tree for the bridge under Challenger's direction; crosses third and reflects on the need for proof before publishing his articles. ### [For Once I Was the Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xi-for-once-i-was-the-hero) Climbs the gingko tree to map the plateau, encounters an ape-man, and becomes the hero of the expedition by providing a valuable chart. ### [It Was Dreadful in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xii-it-was-dreadful-in-the-forest) Narrator; sneaks away from camp at night to explore alone, driven by pride and ambition; later writes a desperate letter to McArdle. ### [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) Observes the execution scene, joins Lord John in shooting the ape-men, and feels a bloodlust during the fight. ### [XIV: Those Were the Real Conquests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xiv-those-were-the-real-conquests) Narrator; still weak from the morning's shock; agrees to join the raid; observes the bedraggled appearance of his companions. ### [Our Eyes Have Seen Great Wonders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xv-our-eyes-have-seen-great-wonders) Narrator of the chapter; receives the bark map from the young chief and interprets it with the group. ### [XVI: A Procession! A Procession!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/xvi-a-procession-a-procession) Narrates his personal return, including the shock of finding Gladys married to another man, and later joins the supper at Lord John Roxton's. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/characters/ed_malone - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/characters