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Lord of the flies

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A plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they explore the dazzling beaches, gorging fruit, seeking shelter, and ripping off their uniforms to swim in the lagoon. At night, in the darkness of the jungle, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, they must forge their own; but it isn’t long before their innocent games devolve into something far more dangerous.

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ISBN: 9780571390762 Category: Special Editions Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Bullying, violence, abuse &
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The iconic classic in a luxurious anniversary edition, with a foreword by Stephen King.

‘There aren’t any grown-ups anywhere.’

A plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they explore the dazzling beaches, gorging fruit, seeking shelter, and ripping off their uniforms to swim in the lagoon. At night, in the darkness of the jungle, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, they must forge their own; but it isn’t long before their innocent games devolve into something far more dangerous . . .

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Weight 0.464 kg
Dimensions 21.6 × 13.8 × 3 cm
Author

Golding, William

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Imprint

Faber & Faber

Cover

Hardback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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