Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Penguin, Dec 16, 2003 - Fiction - 224 pages

Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.
 
This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.

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LORD OF THE FLIES

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A fantasy is a singular - and singularly - believable spellbinder, and within the framework of its premises achieves a tremendous impetus and impact. During an atomic war, a group of boys aged from ...

good read

User Review  - deannap - Overstock.com

I bought this book for my 11 yearold who is quite an advanced reader. There are some instances in the book which contain violence. The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

Contents

• The Sound of the Shell: 7
• Fire on the Mountain: 32
• Huts on the Beach: 48
• Painted Faces and Long Hair: 58
• Beast from Water: 76
• Beast from Air: 95
• Shadows and Tall Trees: 109
• Gift for the Darkness: 124
• A View to a Death: 145
• The Shell and the Glasses: 155
• Castle Rock: 169
• Cry of the Hunters: 183
• Notes on Lord of the Flies: 203

About the author

William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy during World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. It was the first of several works, including the novels Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
 
Lois Lowry is the two-time Newbery Award–winning author of Number the Stars,The Giver Quartet, and numerous other books for young adults.
 
Jennifer Buehler is an associate professor of educational studies at Saint Louis University and President of The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Lord of the Flies; Volume 695 of A Perigee book; Volume 14 of A Putnam Capricorn book, Cap 14; A Wideview/Perigee book; Faber paperbacks; Volume 695 of Literature Perigee; Penguin Modern Classics; Volume 695 of Perigee literature; Young adult cliffhangers
• Author: William Golding
• Contributors: Lois Lowry, Jennifer Buehler
• Edition: reprint, reissue, braille
• Publisher: Penguin, 2003
• ISBN: 0399501487, 9780399501487
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Psychological