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William Golding's birth
Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19 1911. His mother was a woman named Mildred, while his father was named Alec. Alec was a school teacher and an advocant of rationalism. -
Golding's schooling
Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930. For the first two years of his college, he studied science under his fathers influence. After he realized literature was his true calling, he switched his major in his third year. -
Golding's first published work
In the fall of 1934, William Golding got his first piece published. He published a book called "Poems" when he was just 23 years old. -
Golding's College Graduation
William Golding graduated in 1935 from Oxford. He had achieved a Bachelor of Arts in English, as well as a diploma in education. -
Career after college
After Golding graduated college, he went on to become a writer, actor, and producer. He worked as this until 1939 when he began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordworth's School. -
William Golding's family
On September 30 1939, Golding married Ann Brookfield. They later had two kids, David and Judith. They then lived in their house near Falmouth, Cornwall. -
Time in the military
William Golding had stopped teaching in 1940 to join the military. He had fought in the Royal Navy during World War II, until 1945 when he returned home to resume teaching -
Lord of the Flies
William Golding had finally gotten Lord of the Flies published after his novel was rejected by 21 publishers. His book shows the failure of rationalism as well as man's struggle with good and evil. -
William Golding's death
William Golding passed in the summer of 1993 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. His passing was due to a heart attack.
