A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued.
First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognized as a classic, one of the most celebrated of all modern novels..
Their games take on a horrible significance, and before long the well-behaved party of schoolboys has turned into a tribe of faceless, murderous savages.
The boys' delicate sense of order fades, and their childish fears are transformed into something deeper and more primitive.
In this, his first novel, William Golding gave the traditional adventure story an ironic, devastating twist.
By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast.
A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued
