William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954. A group of boys are stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. There are no adults and the boys struggle to live ...

When I saw that William Golding’s Lord of the Flies was turning 70, I bought myself a new copy. I hadn’t read it for a while — 30 years, give or take — and I wondered what its effects ...

Plans to film an all-female version of Lord of the Flies has come under fire on social media. Many have pointed out they think the original William Golding book would not work with girls.