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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 […]

Having become enthralled by readings of William Golding’s The Spire, I decided to embark on my own kind of pilgrimage to Salisbury – where Golding […]

We have just released our wonderful introductory film about Golding’s novel The Spire. The film features excerpts of the book read by Benedict Cumberbatch and some […]

Salisbury is an important place in the history and writing of William Golding and we were delighted to participate in the inaugural Salisbury Literary Festival, […]

2017 marks the inaugural Salisbury Literary Festival, and we are delighted to announce that there will be a special William Golding event. Golding’s daughter Judy […]

The Spire is undoubtedly my favourite Golding novel and I was recently lucky enough to teach it to third year English Literature undergraduates. The majority […]

William Golding’s fifth book, The Spire, was originally published in 1964 and, according to the blurb on Faber’s 2005 edition is ‘a dark and powerful portrait […]

The Spire is without doubt my favourite William Golding novel. I love the beauty of the symbolism and the way Golding plays with narrative techniques to […]