Doyle, Arthur Conan: The Poison Belt and Other Professor Challenger's Stories. Annotated Edition

Summoned from London, journalist Edward Malone, narrator of Arthur Conan Doyle's prehistoric-adventure novel The Lost World, finds himself reunited with his erstwhile travelling companions at the country home of their leader, the indomitable Professor Challenger, who, confining his guests in a sealed room with the cylinders of oxygen they have brought at his request, informs them that the Earth is passing through an immense miasma of poisonous ether that will likely extirpate all life. And so the isolated inmates begin a grim and terrifying vigil - but will the toxic vapour dissipate before th eir limited supply of oxygen is exhausted? Presented here with two short stories representing further thrilling episodes in the illustrious career of Conan Doyle's other great anti-hero, Professor Challenger - ?The Disintegration Machine' and ?When the World Screamed' - The Poison Belt is a tour de force of speculative fiction that is the equal of any of the author's best-known works. EAN: 9781847499288 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 14.01.2025 Autoren: Doyle, Arthur Conan Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 160 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Classics Keyword: English literature; sherlock holmes; professor challenger; lost world; science fiction; sci-fi; destruction; poison; future; The Disintegration Machine; When the World Screamed Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Kriminalroman~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Kriminalroman, Thriller Fachkategorie: Science-Fiction~Kriminalromane und Mystery~Klassische Lyrik, Lyrik bis 1900 Imprint-Titels: Alma Classics Länge: 197 mm Breite: 125 mm Höhe: 14 mm Gewicht: 150 gr Produktform: Kartoniert