William Golding

  • Birth

    William Godling's date of birth.
  • First novel

    William attempted to write his first novel. in his attempt he was unsuccessful
  • teaching

    William started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth’s School
  • Royal Navy

    William stopped his teaching to join the royal navy to fight in WWII.
  • Lord of the Flies

    After 21 rejections william's book lord of the flies was finaly published.
  • Retired from teaching

    William retires from teaching.
  • Noble prize

    william is given the noble prize of literature
  • kinighted

    william was knighted by the England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Republished Lord of the Flies

    the book lord of the flies is remade for the new generation.
  • Death

    The date of William Golding's death