The term 'LORD of the Flies' is a novel written by William Golding in 1954. It is an allegorical novel about a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their attempt to govern themselves with disastrous results. The four letter solution to the crossword is 'LORD', which is a title given to someone of high social rank, usually hereditary, and is often used to refer to God or a deity.