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William Golding was born September 11, 1911, Newquay, United Kingdom
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In 1930 Golding atteneded Brasenose College at Oxford University.
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Golding became an English teacher, when he graduated
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In 1935, William Golding, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and diploma in English from Brasenose College at Oxford University
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in 1940, William Golding, quit teaching to join the Royal Navy. While, he was a liutinent in the Navy, and was in command of a small ship.
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In 1954, William Golding, published his most critiacally acclaimed novel. This novel is Lord of the Flies, which is based around a group of boys on a island, acting out on their worst purges.
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1955 Golding was granted membership in the Royal Society of Literature.
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1963 Goldings book was adapted to film, by Peter Brook
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1965 he received the honorary designation Commander of the British Empire.
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1983, won Nobel Peace Prize for literature. He won for his book Lord of the Flies.
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1988, William Golding, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the ll
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1990, rendition of Lord of the Flies, was made for younger generation
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Died June 19th, 1993. He had a heart attack.
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1995, his novel The Double Tongue was published
