Wide Atlantic Weird

Return to the Lost World: Origins and Illustrations (with Dr Richard Fallon)

05 Apr 2022

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Arthur Conan Doyle and Professor Challenger make a welcome return to the show, as we turn once again to the worlds of Edwardian fantastic Imperial fiction, and the history of still-living dinosaurs in literature. Dr Richard Fallon joins us to talk all things LOST WORLD, in particular the vision Conan Doyle had for a subtle, restrained presentation of the tale via the illustrations of his brother-in-law PATRICK LEWIS FORBES, versus the more familiar, bombastic, monster-filled illustrations of HARRY ROWNTREE. Will the great writer get his way? Topics include: -dueling visions of The Lost World through its illustrations! -dinosaurs in lost race/world stories versus in Swiftian satire -Conan Doyle's own supposed 'cryptid' sighting -Professor Challenger as a representation of Conan Doyle's ideas about science -the faked 'imposter' photos taken for the Lost World LINKS Buy Me A Coffee! It keeps me awake while hunting dinosaurs https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Creatures Of Another Age, Richard Fallon https://www.valancourtbooks.com/creatures-of-another-age.html Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World: Illustrating the Romance of Science, Richard Fallon (includes some of Forbes' illustrations) https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/publications/arthur-conan-doyles-the-lost-world-illustrating-the-romance-of-sc Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature, Richard Fallon https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/publications/reimagining-dinosaurs-in-late-victorian-and-edwardian-literature- Call for Interdisciplinary Science Reviews Special Issue https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/interdisciplinary-science-reviews-palaeoscience/?utm_source=TFO&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JPG15743 Gallery of Lost World illustrations, including Harry Rountree's set https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Lost_World

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Return to the Lost World: Origins and Illustrations (with Dr Richard Fallon)

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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