# Lord of the Flies - Hardcover

by **William Golding** (Author), **Jessica Hische** (Illustrator)

**From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische**

It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film _Moonrise Kingdom_ to Penguin's own bestsellers _Committed_ and _Rules of Civility_. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves.

**G is for Golding.** At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin and evil. And as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far from reality as the hope of being rescued. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, _Lord of the Flies_ is perhaps our most memorable tale about "the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart."

### Author Biography

**William Golding** started writing at the age of seven. Though he studied natural sciences at Oxford to please his parents, he also studied English and published his first book, a collection of poems, before finishing college. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. Golding's other novels include _Lord of the Flies_, _The Inheritors_, _The Free Fall_, _Pincher Martin_, _The Double Tongue_, and _Rites of Passage_, which won the Man Booker Prize.

**Jessica Hische** is a letterer, illustrator, typographer, and web designer. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of directors, has been named a _Forbes Magazine_ "30 under 30" in art and design as well as an ADC Young Gun and one of _Print Magazine_'s "New Visual Artists". She has designed for Wes Anderson, _McSweeney's_, Tiffany & Co, Penguin Books and many others. She resides primarily in San Francisco, occasionally in Brooklyn.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** May 07, 2013

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Lord of the Flies

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5

**Point Value:** 9

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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