Dust jacket helps Golding classic to fly at auction

When William Golding (1911-93) wrote his debut novel Lord of the Flies in 1953 it was rejected by nine publishers and damned as ‘rubbish and dull’ before being picked up by Faber & Faber.

Released a year later - with significant changes to the original manuscript - the first 3000 copie…

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