Main Series #1471. Penguin 1st, published 1960.
William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them--the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories--and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.
Condition grading: Very Good. Very light foxing to both covers. Light creasing and light wear to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #1471. Penguin 1st, published 1960.
William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them--the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories--and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.
Condition grading: Very Good. Very light foxing to both covers. Light creasing and light wear to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
