LibGuides: Lord of the Flies PreResearch: William Golding Research

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Literature Resource Center
Use this database if you are researching something that has to do with an author, books, or stories.
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Biography-in-Context
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World History-in-Context
Use this database to research a topic about a topic in World History.
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SIRs Discoverer
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Gale eBooks
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Britannica Encyclopedia
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William Golding: Biography
Overview of William Golding's life with timeline at the end.
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William Golding's Literary Concepts -WWII Experience
This article provides good background on how Golding's war experience influenced his writing. The website provides publicatoin information, but you will want to verify informatoin through other sources.
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BBC Article about Golding publishing Lord of the Flies
This is article is not too long and it has good information about how and why Golding published Lord of the Flies.
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Lord of the Flies in Historical Context
Don't read this whole article - scroll to the fourth page and read nthe "Good and Evil" section.
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