NMLP P-033564 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Lord of the Flies

William Golding · Faber and Faber (London) · 1954

UK Faber 1954 is the true first; US (Coward-McCann, 1955) is a separate, later first. The UK first is scarce and frequently confused with the US.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033564 for "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033564, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).