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He was born on September 19 1911 in Cornwall, England. -
William starts attending Brasenose college at Oxford University. He studied English literature.
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He started teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's school in Salisbury. Teachinh young boys inspired his novel Lord of the Flies
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They had two children David (1940) and Judith (1945) -
He joins the royal navy to fight in world war 2
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He published his first and most popular novel, Lord of the Flies after it being rejected 21 times
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