![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was not a success and it was ignored by critics.Īt this time, he had been working in various positions in small theater companies and at a settlement house as both a writer and an actor. In 1934, one year after he graduated from college William Golding published his first book which was composed of poems. He became devoted to both poetry and Anglo-Saxon texts which he studied and wrote with a lot of enthusiasm. However, two years later he developed a passion in literature and transferred to a program of English literature and philosophy against his father’s wish. Later in his life, he referred to himself as being a brat when he was a child though he also stated to have loved hurting people then.Īfter primary school, William joined Brasenose College at Oxford University to study science. ![]() Frustrated, he found solace in bullying his peers. At 12 years, he unsuccessfully attempted to write a novel. His father Alex Golding worked as a Schoolmaster and his mother, Mildred Golding, was an active member of suffragette a movement that was involved in fighting for the rights of women especially the rights to vote.Īs a child, William attended school at Marlborough Grammar School, which was ran by his father. Born on 19th September, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, England, William Golding was raised in a small house near a graveyard in the 14th century. ![]()
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