Which happened earlier: The Hobbit published or Lord of the Flies published?

Question 1

Which happened earlier?

A The Hobbit published ✓ Earlier

B Lord of the Flies published

The Hobbit published (21 September 1937) came before Lord of the Flies published (17 September 1954)

Question 2

Which happened earlier?

A published ✓ Earlier

B To Kill a Mockingbird published

published (8 June 1949) came before To Kill a Mockingbird published (11 July 1960)

Question 3

Which happened earlier?

A Jurassic Park published ✓ Earlier

B The Da Vinci Code published

Jurassic Park published (20 November 1990) came before The Da Vinci Code published (18 March 2003)

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