Talk:Lost world

message: Shouldn't we work on rewording language that implies that these worlds were "lost" in the first place?  In many of the examples of real-world interest (e.g., egyptology), the idea of a "lost world" was largely the result of Britain's imperial outlook... Does that make sense? --Junius49 (talk) 21:26, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV?

message: Stb. - I don't have a source for the link to El Dorado - it seemed self-evident, though perhaps not phrased well.  And I thought the connection to a related subject could be useful.  If you don't like that as it is, do you think it could fit as a 'See Also'?  It makes sense to me, but I'm not on a mission to include it; I was just trying some offerings to fill out a stub.  I'm not that pleased with the phrasing of any of the parts I wrote. :-/—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.60.72.233 (talk • contribs) .
:Ok i just softened the wording some. -- Stbalbach 11:50, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I can't remember the name, but I read a fictionalized account of going to El Dorado. It was a novel that certainly fits here. Gautam  15:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to traditions such as El Dorado 

message: I've removed the sentence about Michael Crichton's "Lost World" as being a modern example of the genre.  In my opinion, it doesn't fit.  There's no discovery of a lost civilisation or land at all.  Feel free to revert if you disagree.  Rojomoke 17:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you, but someone added it back Gautam  15:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree that there is no "lost" civilization in Jurassic Park. To satisfy our generic description of the genre and Crichton fans, I changed Jurassic Park to Congo (novel) -- which certainly fits the Lost World genre.  I did keep the reference to Crichton's Lost World because, although there is no discovery of a lost civilization, the title itself shows that Crichton plans to engage with our generic expectations by referencing Doyle's original work --Junius49 (talk) 17:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crichton 

message: Lots of Verne stories seem to fit. Are we going to add in shipwreck novels as well, like Verne's Mysterious Island or Defoe's Robinson Crusoe? What about fiction that takes you into another world (although all good novels do this, only some do it explicitly in the diegesis). Gautam  15:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Shipwreck novels don't fit the genre unless they include a lost civilization or a refuge of prehistoric life. I've added two examples of the latter by Verne. Goustien (talk) 01:04, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Lost World Fiction 

message: Something's missing, and that would then be an intro, and a definition. The article is partially OK, but lists too many examples to constitute an intro in itself. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 07:17, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I just realized that the two first paras constitute an intro, and cut the rest apart with headings Books and Other media. The "intro" now needs a few of the most important works as examples. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 07:22, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Something's missing

message: Should James DeMille's "A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder" (1888) be added to the list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.73.92.21 (talk) 20:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of contents 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I just came here to say that the mention of Crichton's Congo was jarring because it lacked the perspective of Crighton's Lost World.  While I can see why that might not be considered "in-genre", it seems bizarre that it's ignored in a context where Crichton is deliberately mentioned.  Perhaps it should have a clarification, or perhaps Congo need not be mentioned to begin with? Either option seem less bizarre.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.40.48.159 (talk) 04:37, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Haha 

message: Maybe mention BECMI D&D under the Hollow World sub-listing....  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.172.234.65 (talk) 23:43, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  BECMI D&D was Hollow World 

message: I don't know if this is original research, or indeed where in Wikipedia this might fit, but in The Lost Word there's a direct reference to King Solomon's Mines.  
In Chapter XIII Lord John Roxton warns that the explorers need to be ready to fight to the death: "The 'Last Stand of the Grays (sic)' won't be in it."  Chapter XIV of King Solomon's Mines is titled "The Last Stand of the Greys" and refers to the battle in which an entire regiment is wiped out in order to pave the way for eventual victory. The Lost World universe therefore seems to include King Solomon's Mines, with Conan Doyle acknowledging his debt to Haggard.  
I've also searched for "The Grays" and any other last stand that Conan Doyle may be referring to, but no success.
Should this be in the influences section of the two novels, or am I being too original?  I just happen to have read the two novels back-to-back and noticed the reference.  I can't find any reference to this connection on the net, but it's self-evident from reading the two and worthy of note, IMHO. TrulyBlue (talk) 15:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Direct(?) reference to Solomon's Mines in The Lost World