Scope: William Golding, an English writer born in 1911, began his writing career at the age of twelve. His novel, The Lord of the Flies, made Golding an instant literary success. The novel eventually became a sort of cult classic among college students. It has been on recommended high school reading lists. Golding explores the themes of the defects of society and the defects of human nature. (Ryan, Major 20th-Century Writers)

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Books of William Golding’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under, “Golding, William, and under individual titles.

Books written by and about William Golding have the call number(s) 

PR 6013.035

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located on the second floor in the library are:

Dickson, L.L. The Modern Allegories of William Golding. Tampa: University of South 
Florida Press, 1990.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference Collection that do not circulate but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide and overview or summary of the topic. 

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

PR 821.C7 1991 Critical Survey of Long Fiction

PN 771.M3 1991 Major 20th-Century Writers

PS 21.D5 Dictionary of Literary Biography
     vol. 15 British Novelists, 1930-1959

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

• English Literature
• Literature-General

WEB SITES

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/golding.html

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Updated 02/08/2007