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Golding's aim to "trace the defect of society back to the defect of human nature" is elegantly pursued in this gripping adventure tale about a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island. Alone in a world of uncharted possibilities, devoid of adult supervision or rules, the boys attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin, and evil. Part parable, allegory, myth, parody, political treatise, and apocalyptic vision, Lord of the Flies is perhaps the most memorable tale about "the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart".
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket. Reprint. 243pp. Twenty-seventh printing of the 1962 edition. Dust jacket price is $18.95 and has a 10-digit ISBN number and no updated date on copyright page. Library book plate and withdrawn stamp on front endpaper, scotch tape at top and lower edge of boards near the spine ends and top edge of rear board has a surface tear from tape removal near spine head, no other library markings present. Tips and spine ends are bumped. Top tip of first few pages have a small crease. Lower tips of a couple pages have a crease. Spine is a bit shaken. Rear endpaper has some spotting along the edges. Edges of jacket have creases. Tips and spine ends of jacket have light chipping. Jacket has light scratches. Text is unmarked. 0698102193. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 34002