The Lost World
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The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle appears 3 times across 3 podcast episodes on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“The sense that going into the jungle is somehow to go back into the prehistoric past.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host draws parallels between Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' and Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World', highlighting the theme of venturing into the jungle as a journey back to prehistoric times. This discussion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of colonial narratives and their implications in literature.
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle most often appears in conversations about Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Professor Summerlee character, and Victorian explorers and monsters.
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The host draws parallels between Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' and Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World', highlighting the theme of venturing into the jungle as a journey back to prehistoric times. This discussion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of colonial narratives and their implications in literature.
The host mentions 'The Lost World' to draw a parallel between the character Professor Summerlee and the real-life figure Arthur Smith Woodward. This reference highlights Woodward's unique personality traits and his connection to the scientific community of the time.
The host mentions 'The Lost World' to illustrate the cultural backdrop of the 1930s, where the fascination with sea monsters emerged as a new frontier for exploration. This reference highlights how the imagination of that era was shaped by earlier literary works, particularly those of Conan Doyle.
Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 36:47 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
Answers to common book, episode, podcast, and guest questions.
Which episode mentioned The Lost World?
538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Other indexed episodes include 483. The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man on The Rest Is History and 233. The Loch Ness Monster on The Rest Is History. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 36:47.
Which podcast mentioned The Lost World?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Who mentioned The Lost World on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up The Lost World?
The host draws parallels between Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' and Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World', highlighting the theme of venturing into the jungle as a journey back to prehistoric times. This discussion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of colonial narratives and their implications in literature. It most often appears in conversations about Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Professor Summerlee character, and Victorian explorers and monsters.
Mentions across episodes
Every mention card links back to the episode page and exact transcript anchor.
“The discussion mentions echoes of Conan Doyle's book, 'The Lost World', relating to the jungle and prehistoric themes.”
“The excerpt discusses how the novel 'The Lost World' features themes related to the Piltdown Man hoax, suggesting a connection between the book and the events surrounding it.”
“These are now people who've grown up, reading Conan doors, the lost world, I suppose, aren't they?”