Conan Doyle is celebrated as the author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Did you know that he wrote one of the first books about an encounter with prehistoric dinosaurs? We look at the life and times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and how the contemporary discoveries in the field of palaeontology and the adventures of daring explorers inspired him to write this fascinating adventure story.

Imagine yourself an Amazonian trailblazer and join Professor Challenger and his colleagues as they venture to convince the scientific world of the existence of the primeval creatures.

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