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Birth of William
William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
12 year old William attempting his first book
William got his early education at his fathers school, Marlborough Grammar School. When William was just 12 years old, he tried nsuccessfully, to write a novel. -
William furthering his education
William went on to Brasenose College at Oxford University, studying english literature instead the last two of his four years instead of science like his father had wished. -
The First Publishing
William published his first work, a book of poetry that he called "Poems" -
Williams Occupations
After college, heworked in settlement houses and the theater. After a while, he decided to be like his father. In 1935 William took a job teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
World War ll
William was temporarily taken from his job to serve in the Royal Army of World War 2 -
The ending of WW2
William spent about 6 years on a boat fighting battles, but after the war, he went back to teaching and writiing. -
Lord of the Flies
After getting rejected 21 times, William published Lord of the Flies which would later be one of his biggest achievments. -
The Inheritors
Shortly after publishing Lord of the Flies, William published The Inheritors -
Pincher Martin
Williams 3rd publishing was the Pincher Martin -
Free Fall
Unlike his first 3 novels, this publishing was written in 1st person narrative. -
Willam stops teaching
The veteran author and teacher officially retires from teaching. -
The Spire
Willam releases his 5th novel. -
The Pyramid
Golding realeased his 6th publishing -
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels
William Goldings 7th publishing -
Darkness Visbile
One of Williams more recent novels. -
Willams British Award
His 1980 novel Rites of Passage won the Booker Prize, a memorable British award. -
Williams biggest honor
Golding's greatest honor was being awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. -
William being Knighted
he received the honorary designation Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 1988. -
Death of Willaim
Perranarworthal, United Kingdom from Congestive heart failure
