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William published the first work he had ever done. The book was called Poems. -
Golding took a job teaching philosophy and English at Bishop Woodworth school. His teaching experience later inspired a novel he wrote, Lord of the Flies. -
William temporarily quit his job of teaching and joined the Royal Navy to fight in World War two. He fought battleships and planes and was commanded in place of a rocket launching craft. -
After twenty-one rejections, William Golding published his first, most claimed novel called, Lord of Flies. He was well known for writing this knovel. -
At the age of 73, William has rewarded the 1963 Nobel Peace prize for literature. Two decades before this, he had retired from teaching.