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William Golding’s favourite tree – a fern-leaved beech – was recently blown down in Storm Bert, which swept across the UK in November 2024. The […]

This article was originally published in Unseen Histories. William Golding (1911–1993) was a schoolteacher at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury, Wiltshire at the outbreak of […]

The television adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals has just been released on Disney+ to excellent reviews and has a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Rivals is known for […]

In 1944, William Golding was a Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy, and in the early months of that year, he assumed command of the […]

The Spire, published on 10th April 1964, is celebrating its 60th anniversary today! It was Golding’s fifth novel, and his first of the 1960s. His […]

For Valentine’s Day, here are some Valentine messages from Lord of the Flies.                 This quotation comes from […]

Looking for gifts for book lovers this Christmas? Our guide to Golding’s incredibly diverse books will help you find a gift to suit any tastes! […]

This is a guest article by Marcie Burnett. This insightful and charming event held in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on 4th September […]

This is a guest article by Grace Ridley. The Sound of The Shell The heat of the day echoed that of the island. Although those […]

This is a post by Judy Golding Carver, William Golding’s daughter and CEO of William Golding Limited. An earlier version of this piece was published […]