William golding 1983

William Golding

By 30sophiakrugler
  • William Golding was born

    William Golding was born

    William was born on September 19th, 1911. His parents were Alec Golding and Mildred Golding. He was born in Cornwall, England.
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    William starts to develop a passion for writing

    Thanks to his parents, William had an early fear of the dark and cemeteries. He started to have a passion for writing around the age of seven. When he was twelve, he failed at writing a novel. William was also deemed to be a violent child.
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    William went to college for english literature

    William went to college for English literature at Oxford University. He graduated with a diploma in education and an MA in English.
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    William switches careers

    William was studying natural sciences, but after two years, he wanted to stop. He started to write books instead. Writing was his passion, so he was going to pursue it. Soon, he published a book of poems.