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William Golding

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  • Birth

    Birth

    William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911 in Cornwall, England.
  • Beginning of Education

    Beginning of Education

    William Golding began to study at Marlborough, a boarding school.
  • Oxford Entry

    Oxford Entry

    After being at Marlborough for a few years, he headed over to Brasenose College, where he further studied arts like English and Science.
  • Entering the Author World

    Entering the Author World

    William Golding released his first ever officially published book, a poem book titled "Poems".
  • Professor Golding

    Professor Golding

    He later began to teach at Bishop Wordsworth's School, taking the job of English and Philosophy.
  • Partnership

    Partnership

    William Golding marries Anne Brookfield, going on to have two kids with her later on in life.
  • Navy

    Navy

    William Golding joined the British Navy during WW2. Many of his experiences, though traumatizing, inspired several aspects of his books including Lord of the Flies.
  • Judith Carver

    Judith Carver

    William Golding has a second child, Judith (Judy).
  • David Golding

    David Golding

    William Golding's first child was born in 1940, had with Anne.
  • Lord of the Flies begins to be written

    Lord of the Flies begins to be written

    William Golding begins to write Lord of the Flies in 1952 and finishes it in 1953. It took 21 tries for the book to be accepted for publish!
  • The Beginning of an Era

    The Beginning of an Era

    Lord of the Flies is published and becomes a quick hit, being used in schools around the world as a popular text by the 1960s.
  • The Inheritors

    The Inheritors

    Golding's second book, "The Inheritors", is published, having 233 pages and a generally positive response.
  • Pincher Martin

    Pincher Martin

    Golding's third book, "Pincher Martin", is written very quickly after the previous, holding 208 pages.
  • The Spire

    The Spire

    Golding's next book comes out after a few-year break, named "The Spire" and coming out in 1964.
  • Darkness Visible

    Darkness Visible

    "Darkness Visible", Golding's fourth novel, comes out in 1979.
  • Literature Nobel Prize

    Literature Nobel Prize

    After many more books were published, Golding finally earned the Nobel Prize for literature, mostly focused on his work on "Lord of the Flies".
  • Death

    Death

    William Golding dies of heart failure, having lived a full life to 81.