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birth
William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911. eng 10 Dayton DeVall -
Goldings childhood
William received his early education at the school his father ran, Marlborough Grammar School. When William was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel eng 10 Dayton DeVall -
Golding education
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 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. eng 10 dayton devall -
After Goldings education
After college, Golding worked in settlement houses and the theater for a time. Eventually, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. eng 10 dayton devall -
World War II
in 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. -
After the war
In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. eng 10 dayton devall -
Lord of the Flies
In Lord of the Flies, which was published in 1954, Golding combined that perception of humanity with his years of experience with schoolboys. Although not the first novel he wrote, Lord of the Flies was the first to be published after having been rejected by 21 publishers. eng 10 dayton devall -
Free Fall
Free Fall is the fourth novel of English novelist William Golding, first published in 1959. Written in the first person, it is a self-examination by an English painter, Samuel Mountjoy, held in a German POW camp during World War Two eng 10 dayton devall -
The Paper men
The protagonist in the novel is Wilfred Barclay, a curmudgeonly writer who has a drinking problem, a dead marriage, and the incurable itches of middle-aged lust. eng 10 dayton devall -
William Goldings death
He spent his last years quietly with his wife of 54 years, the former Ann Brookfield, at their home near Falmouth in the Cornwall area on the southwest coast. english 10 dayton devall
