William Golding By brandon.sudia Sep 19, 1911 Born - in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England Period: Sep 19, 1923 to Sep 18, 1924 Attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel. A frustrated child, he found an outlet in bullying his peers. Period: Sep 1, 1930 to Sep 1, 1935 Attended Brasenose College at Oxford Sep 1, 1935 graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education Sep 1, 1935 took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Jan 1, 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. Jan 1, 1945 World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.