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Help for students!

There are numerous GCSE, York Notes, Letts Explore and other text guides available for Lord of the Flies and The Spire to help you appreciate these books, as well as Biography, Influences and Resources on this website. For Lord of the Flies we recommend the educational edition from Faber & Faber.

Resources for teachers

In his essay, 'Fable' (Hot Gates, 1965), Golding answered, or re-cast, many of the questions he was frequently asked about Lord of the Flies. In closing he refers to the irony of leaving his role as a schoolmaster only to see it return in the worldwide reaction to his novel. Click below for specially commissioned teaching resources.

Resources