William Golding: References & Edit History
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Golding’s life and writings are examined in Bernard F. Dick, William Golding, rev. ed. (1987); Lawrence S. Friedman, William Golding (1993); and John Carey, William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies (2009). Critical studies include Don Crompton, A View From the Spire: William Golding’s Later Novels, ed. by Julia Briggs (1985); Philip Redpath, William Golding: A Structural Reading of His Fiction (1986); S.J. Boyd, The Novels of William Golding (1988); L.L. Dickson, The Modern Allegories of William Golding (1990); and Paul Crawford, Politics and History in William Golding (2002).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of William Golding. | Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Revised top question. | Jul 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 15, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | May 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western Technical College - William Golding. | Sep 05, 2024 | ||
| Birth location corrected, from “St. Columb Minor, near Newquay, Cornwall, England” to “Newquay, Cornwall, England.” | May 09, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies by John Carey. | Feb 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - William Golding. | Dec 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Networks and Archival Context - Biography of William Golding. | Apr 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - William Golding. | Feb 05, 2021 | ||
| Changed article title from "Sir William Golding" to "William Golding." | Aug 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - William Golding. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of William Golding. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Amercian Society of Authors and Writers - Biography of William Golding. | Jun 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Biography of William Robert Golding. | Feb 12, 2013 | ||
| Biography by Carey and study by Crawford added. | Jan 13, 2010 | ||
| Article revised. | May 04, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 14, 1999 |
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