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William Golding

By d1e8mitri

  • William is born.

    William is born.
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard.

  • First Novel

    First Novel
    When he was 12 he attempted to write a novel. It sadly failed.

  • The start of his literature.

    In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    He gets married to Ann Brookfield.

  • Royal Navy

    Wiliiam enlists in the Royal Navy.

  • Writes another novel

    He begins to write a novel about his success in the war and it becomes the reason for his success.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies
    William publishes Lord of the Flies.

  • The End

    This is the day William died at the age of 81.