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The Birth
Born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
Education
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford and spent two years studying science, in deference to his father's beliefs. In his third year, however, he switched to the literature program, following his true interests. -
Joined the Royal Navy
(Specific dates unknown) Golding spent the better part of the next six years on a boat, except for a seven-month stint in New York, where he assisted Lord Cherwell at the Naval Research Establishment. While in the Royal Navy, Golding developed a lifelong romance with sailing and the sea.During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes. Lieutenant Golding was even placed in command of a rocket-launching craft. -
Lord of the Flies
(Specific dates unknown) After 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. The novel told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. Lord of the Flies explored the savage side of human nature as the boys, let loose from the constraints of society, brutally turned against one another in the face of an imagined enemy. -
Knighted
(Specific dates unkown) Ten years later, he received the honorary designation Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted. -
Death
Golding died in Cornwall in 1993 of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
