The Poison Belt by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Professor Challenger #2]

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

In THE POISON BELT, professor Challenger returns in this sequel to THE LOST WORLD. Challenger has discovered that the world will pass through a cloud of poisonous gas in outer space, which will shortly wipe out all of humanity. In an effort to survive, he outfits a room in his house with oxygen tanks and makes it airtight. With a few of his closest friends, Challenger hopes to survive the poisoning of the Earth; what they might find afterward no one knows.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011909825
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	10/13/2010
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	948,690
File size:	74 KB

About the Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician who began writing as a way to pass time between patients at his medical practice. Most famous for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Doyle wrote dozens of other works of fiction and several influential non-fiction works.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885