LotF

College/Marriage

1930

WIlliam Golding attended Bransenose College at Oxford in 1930.
William spent two years studying science and in his third year he switched to the literature program. That same year he married Ann Brookfield.

Careers

1935

WIlliam Golding taught English and phillosphy in Salisbury however he didn't only work as a teacher but he also worked as a writer, actor and producer.

Royal Navy

1940

William's teaching career was unsuccessful so he left his teaching career in 1940 and joined the Royal Navy.

Lord of the Flies

1954

The Lord of the Flies was published in 1954. Lord of the Flies was the first to be published after being rejected by 21 publishers. The book was based off of his life like the Royal Navy and his experience with schoolboys

Nobel Prize

1983

In 1983, William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

Death

Sep 19, 1993

William died at the age 81 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England in September 19, 1993. The cause of his death was a heart attack.