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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard.
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When he was 12 he attempted to write a novel. It sadly failed.
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In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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He gets married to Ann Brookfield.
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Wiliiam enlists in the Royal Navy.
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He begins to write a novel about his success in the war and it becomes the reason for his success.
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William publishes Lord of the Flies.
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This is the day William died at the age of 81.