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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Golding, William. The Hot Gates.
London: Faber paper covered editions (1965).
Kinkead Weekes, Mark and Ian Gregor. William Golding: A Critical Study.
London: Faber (1971).
Hynes, Samuel. "William Golding".
Columbia Essays on Modern Writers, No.2 (1964).
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