Into A Strange Lost World

''Into a Strange Lost World'' is a novel for children written by

Richard Hough Richard Alexander Hough (; 15 May 1922 – 7 October 1999) was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history. Personal life Hough married the author Charlotte Woodyatt, whom he had met when they were pupils at Frensham Heigh ...

but published under the pen name Bruce Carter, which Hough used for all his books aimed at children. It was first published by

The Bodley Head The Bodley Head is an English publishing house, founded in 1887 and existing as an independent entity until the 1970s. The name was used as an imprint of Random House Children's Books from 1987 to 2008. In April 2008, it was revived as an adul ...

in 1952. It has also been published under the titles ''The Perilous Descent'' and ''The Perilous Descent into a Strange Lost World''. It tells the story of two English airmen shot down off the Dutch coast during the Second World War. They are washed up on a sandbar where they discover an entrance to an underground world. 1952 British novels British children's novels Novels set during World War II Novels set in subterranea The Bodley Head books 1952 children's books {{1950s-WWII-novel-stub