Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
September 19, 1911: William Golding's first novel was Lord of the Flies. In later years the author suffered an artistic crisis and, in an attempt to deal with it, kept a dream diary for two decades. He was born in Cornwall, 102 years ago today.
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