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Referenced twice as a comparison to the violent, unsupervised conditions at 18th century public schools

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Mentioned as an example of other authors wrestling with questions about evil and power in the mid-20th century, written in the middle of the 1950s

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Mentioned as an example of mid-century culture exploring the theme of evil lurking within ordinary people

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Dominic recommends this as 'an absolutely magnificent novel' about Neanderthals, where readers see the world through Neanderthal eyes. Described as 'probably the best' of Golding's books.