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Birth
He was born in Saint Columb minor. Raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard. His mother, Mildred, was an active suffragette. His father, Alex, was a schoolmaster. -
William's education
William received his education at Marlborough Grammar School at age 12, the school was one his father ran. During that time he attempted to write a novel but failed. -
College years
He chose to study English literature in his college years. A year before graduation he would publish a book of poetry called poems. -
Teaching
After jobs in settlement houses and theatres he took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Teaching unruly boys serve as inspiration for the novel Lord of the Flies. -
Navy
In 1940 Golding temporarily joined the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. Even though he had his teaching job he could have done. -
Return to the classroom
In 1945 when the war ended he returned to the classroom. He was still a teacher after the war he had gone through. -
Time in Navy
He spent six years on a boat, except for seven-months in New York, where he helped Lord Cherwell at the Naval Research Establishment. He was still in the navy at the time of this. -
Lord of the flies
Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. Although he had been rejected 21 times before this. He released it in 1954 -
Knighting
In 1988 he had become knighted. the one who knighted him was England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
Death
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. One of his manuscripts was published after his death. it was called The Double Tongue