William Golding

Birth

Sep 19, 1911

William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in Newquay, Cornwall.

Childhood

Period: Sep 18, 1916 to Sep 18, 1925

William Golding's childhood was marked by his father's rationalism and his mother's Cornish suffragette background. He had a brother named Joseph.

Started writing.

Sep 19, 1918

He started writing at age 7.