Talk:Professor Challenger
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[edit] Fiction
Wikipedia style is to present fictional characters as fictional, rather than treating them as though they're real. The whole middle section of this article needs to be reworked--by someone with more knowledge of Doyle's work than I have. Nareek 03:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Death in 1938?
The article says that professor Challenger died in January 1938. Which story does this come from? Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, so I don't see how it could be from anything he wrote. Is it from a film or something like that? Or is it just fan-speculation? Also the article for When the World Screamed says Challenger is killed by the World Echidna in that story. I've not read the novel, so I don't know if that's true. Does anyone know? 80.43.3.214 17:03, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- Well, since no-one's replied with a citation from a canonical Arthur Conan Doyle novel, I've taken the liberty of deleting that section. Hope that's ok? 80.43.3.212 20:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- Oops. Just realised I wasn't logged in. All the contributions from 88.43.etc. are from me. P Ingerson (talk) 08:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Lost World in 1912?
On a similar note, where do you get the date that The Lost World takes place in 1912? The book has a reference to "Tuesday, August 18th", which would suggest 1908, not 1912. Was this date over-ridden by a correction in one of Arthur COnan Doyles later books? Or is it just fan-speculation again. If I wanted unreliable articles full of wild speculation instead of solid canonical references, I'd go to the Wold Newton site! People expect slightly higher standards from Wikipedia! 80.43.3.214 17:14, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Birthplace
According to The Lost World, Challenger was born in "Largs, N.B." Is this definitely the Largs in Strathclyde, or could it be a different place, fictitious or otherwise, e.g. in Canada (New Brunswick)? PhilipC 20:42, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyrighted Text?
This Page, which list a copyright of 1993, contains paragraphs, that appear word for word in this article. This should be changed immediately. 70.21.231.66 04:45, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
