The Lost World Author:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle There was a brushlike growth upon the branch upon which I was climbing. I leaned around it in order to see what was beyond and nearly fell out of the tree in horror. A face was looking into mine! The eyes were bestial and ferocious, and as the creature opened its mouth to snarl I saw short, curved teeth. It was a human face - far more human ... more »than any monkey's I had ever seen!« less