# Tarp Henry — The Lost World character guide

> Tarp Henry in The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henry

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-try-your-luck-with-professor-challenger

## Who they are

Friend of Malone who works at a scientific institute.

## In the story

### [The Lost World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/the-lost-world)

A colleague of Malone's at the Gazette, who warns him about Challenger's violent reputation.

### [II: Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/ii-try-your-luck-with-professor-challenger)

Bacteriologist who provides Malone with information about Challenger and helps him prepare the letter.

### [He Is a Perfectly Impossible Person](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/iii-he-is-a-perfectly-impossible-person)

Malone reads Challenger's letter aloud to him; he makes a humorous remark about arnica.

### [V: Question!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_world_se/chapters/v-question)

Dines with Malone, expresses skepticism about Challenger's claims, but agrees to attend the lecture.

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