TRY YOUR LUCK WITH PROFESSOR CHALLENGER

The story begins with Edward (Ned) Malone, a reporter from the Daily Gazette, who visits his love and the woman he intends to marry, Gladys Hungerton. Gladys is aware of Ned’s intention to marry, and before he has a change to propose, Gladys asks him not to, saying that she wants to marry an adventurous man whose dangerous exploits have made him famous.

Ned asks his editor, McArdle, of an idea to help win over Gladys and meet her marriage requirements. McArdge sends Ned to interview Professor George Challenger, a notorious professor who claims he has discovered dinosaurs in South America,

Later that evening, Ned watches as Challender addresses a group of academics who dismiss his claims as fraud, while Challenger says that he will return soon with proof of his discoveries in South America.

With the memory of Gladys’s refusal in his mind, Ned wants joins Challenger on his trip, however, Professor Challenger is known for disliking the popular press intensely and even at times has been known to physically assaults intrusive journalists. With this knowledge, Ned knows that a direct approach would be instantly rebuffed, Malone instead decides to disguise himself as one of Professor Challengers students.

Challenger quickly sees through this disguise and concludes that Ned is a journalist, which leads to a fistfight. Ned refuses to press charges against Challenger which earns Challengers respect. Ned and Challenger travel to a lecture at the Zoological Institute where Challenger reveals to the public that he will be undertaking a expedition to validate his claims, with Ned Malone , Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton accompanying him on his adventure.

A Sight
I Shall
Never Forget

One night, while Ned is on a walk, the others are captured by a group of Ape Men, who tie them up while they are laying down . The ape men reside in an area of the plateau, recognised by the large Gingko tree . The Ape Men are a mixture of human and ape , who have their own language and social structure.

The age men march Summerlee, Roxton and Challenger four miles to the ape village. Interestingly, Challenger was treated very well while Summerlee and Roxton were tied up beneath a tree.

Lord John Roxton manages to escape the next morning , and meets with Ned, who evade searching ape men. They shoot the ape men and rescue the other two, just as the ape men were about to order the execution of Summerlee , by making him jump to death on sharp bamboo.