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Period: 1 CE to 1 CE
1940-1945
Golding spent five years in the Royal Navy during World War Two. It was during this period of time that Golding witnessed the capabilities of humankind, later writing on the evil nature he believed inevitable. His experience in the navy solidified his distance to rationalism. -
Period: 1 CE to 1 CE
1954
The Lord of the Flies was successfully published after 21 publishers rejected the novel. He continued writing full time after resigning from teaching in 1961. Golding passed on the 19th of June, 1993 -
Period: Jan 1, 1111 to Jan 1, 1111
1939
He began teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s school. He married Ann Brookfield and had two children together. -
1911
Born in Cornwall, England. Mother was a British suffragette and father was a school teacher and fervent rationalist -
Period: to
1930
Began studying science at Brasenose College, Oxford. He changed degrees in 1933 to persue his interest of literature. A volume of his poems were published as part of Macmillan’s Contempory Poets series, where his growing distrust of rationalist ideas were illustrated. -
Period: to 111
1935
Golding graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in in English and a diploma in education. He worked as a writer, actor, and producer, directing Greek tragedies.