Pincher Martin,brilliant ,I have to disagree.
lord of the flies, yes.
why is the number of times something collected in the tradition of any relevance, why does popularity=good.
Collectors also play apart,making decisions as to what they think is worthy of collection
if popularity=good,tie the yellow ribbon,which is sung by ordinary people [the folk]is better than Lord Randall,andThomasThe rhymer,BarbaraAllen.
in that case present day folk music/ football chants are good ,because they are sung by the folk,but we know they are not
if popularity = good ,lord of the Flies is better than Pincher Martin,because it has sold more and been made in to a film.
remind me, how many times, Lord Randall has been collected compared to Barbara Allen.
no that argument wont wash,Because something is popular with the folk,it doesnt mean it has any merit,if it did you and I would be singing LILY THE PINK.