The Land of Mist

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Professor Challenger (3)

On This Page

Description

One of Doyle's novels about the exploits of the intrepid Professor Challenger, this book was heavily influenced by the beliefs of Spiritualism, which Doyle became interested in after the death of his son, brother, and two nephews in the First World War.

.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

3 reviews
. . . in which the author defends the concept of spiritualism and attempts to convince the reader of the authenticity of mediums, ectoplasm, spirits and so forth. For those whose only acquaintance with Doyle has been the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, this short book provides a different perspective on the writer.
This is not a novel, it is an attempt to turn the reader into a spiritualist

http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/2019/02/the-land-of-mist/
Emlékeim szerint csak az első két Challenger professzoros történtet jelent meg magyarul, ez a harmadik már nem. A könyv elolvasása után már értem, hogy miért.

Doyle az élete vége felé a spiritualizmus rabja lett, ez a könyv is egy spiritualista propaganda. Ettől még lehetne jó és olvasmányos könyv, elvégre a második Challenger könyv éter-elmélete sem túl tudományos.

A regény több okból is rossz.

Egyrészt a korábbi érdekes karakterek sokkal kevesebbet szerepelnek. Van aki meghalt, van aki keveset szerepel. Még a professzor maga is csak a regény elején és végén jelenik meg, a könyv közepéből hiányzik. Mivel a könyv már egyes szám harmadik személyben íródott, Malone is eltűnik időnként. show more Az új karakterek közül egyedül Challenger lánya az, aki kicsit is érdekes.

Másrészt a könyv egyszerűen unalmas. Az első két kötetben folyamatosan aggódhattunk a szereplőkért, életveszélyben voltak mindig. Persze lehetett tudni, hogy túlélik a történeteket, de azért azok kalandregények voltak. Itt a könyv nagy részében spiritualista szeánszokon vagyunk és legfeljebb azon lehet izgulni, hogy vajon hisznek-e a spiritualizmusban a főszereplőink.
show less
Feb 15, 2025Hungarian

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
3,990+ Works 169,346 Members
The most famous fictional detective in the world is Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. However, Doyle was, at best, ambivalent about his immensely successful literary creation and, at worst, resentful that his more "serious" fiction was relatively ignored. Born in Edinburgh, Doyle studied medicine from 1876 to 1881 and received his M.D. in show more 1885. He worked as a military physician in South Africa during the Boer War and was knighted in 1902 for his exceptional service. Doyle was drawn to writing at an early age. Although he attempted to enter private practice in Southsea, Portsmouth, in 1882, he soon turned to writing in his spare time; it eventually became his profession. As a Liberal Unionist, Doyle ran, unsuccessfully, for Parliament in 1903. During his later years, Doyle became an avowed spiritualist. Doyle sold his first story, "The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley," to Chambers' Journal in 1879. When Doyle published the novel, A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes was introduced to an avid public. Doyle is reputed to have used one of his medical professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, as a model for Holmes's character. Eventually, Doyle wrote three additional Holmes novels and five collections of Holmes short stories. A brilliant, though somewhat eccentric, detective, Holmes employs scientific methods of observation and deduction to solve the mysteries that he investigates. Although an "amateur" private detective, he is frequently called upon by Scotland Yard for assistance. Holmes's assistant, the faithful Dr. Watson, provides a striking contrast to Holmes's brilliant intellect and, in Doyle's day at least, serves as a character with whom the reader can readily identify. Having tired of Holmes's popularity, Doyle even tried to kill the great detective in "The Final Problem" but was forced by an outraged public to resurrect him in 1903. Although Holmes remained Doyle's most popular literary creation, Doyle wrote prolifically in other genres, including historical adventure, science fiction, and supernatural fiction. Despite Doyle's sometimes careless writing, he was a superb storyteller. His great skill as a popular author lay in his technique of involving readers in his highly entertaining adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Arthur Conan Doyle has a Legacy Library. Legacy libraries are the personal libraries of famous readers, entered by LibraryThing members from the Legacy Libraries group.

Some Editions

Algarron, André (Translator)
Hiley, F. E. (Illustrator)
Nicollet, Jean-Michel (Cover artist)
Pilo, Gianni (Editor)
Samper, José Ignacio (Illustrator)

Series

Belongs to Publisher Series

Work Relationships

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
The Land of Mist
Original publication date
1926
People/Characters
George Edward Challenger

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
LCC
PZ3 .D772Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
BISAC

Statistics

Members
164
Popularity
199,040
Reviews
3
Rating
½ (2.33)
Languages
7 — Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Media
Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
ISBNs
34
ASINs
12