William Golding's Timeline

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother mother, Mildred, was active in the Women's Suffrage Movement, and his fathers name was Alex who was a schoolmaster.
  • attending Brasenose College at Oxford

    attending Brasenose College at Oxford
    month and date are not documented. While attending College he abandoned his plans to study science, preferring to read English literature.
  • poems is published

    After years of writting poetry he began to publish some of them that he had wrote.
  • Taught Enlish and Philosphy

    Taught Enlish and Philosphy
    Month is not shown just the year. Taught in Slisbury. While teafching he taught both english and philoshpy. Then later left to only return a few years later.
  • graduated from Oxford

    Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.
    Dates are not found
  • Married Ann Brookfeild

    Married Ann Brookfeild
    marriend Ann Brookfleild
  • Left teaching to go into the Royal Navy

    Left teaching to go into the Royal Navy
    Temporarliy left teaching. When he left teaching temporarily he joined in the Royal Navy.
  • After the Navy he went back to teaching

    The month and day couldnt be found. After leaving the Navy he went back to teaching English and Philosophy.
  • Published his first novel, Lord of the Flies

    Published his first novel, Lord of the Flies
  • The inheritors is published

  • Pincher Matin is published

  • The Brass Butterfly opens in Oxford

  • Free Fall is published

  • Peter Brook made a film of his novel

  • Knighted

  • Passed away in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.

    Passed away in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.