"Allow me to tell you, Mr Taylor", said I, but quietly as t… - William Golding

"Allow me to tell you, Mr Taylor", said I, but quietly as the occassion demanded, "that one gentleman does not rejoice at the misfortune of another in public".

William Golding

Rites of Passage · 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Sir William Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was an English novelist, playwright, and poet most famous for his novel Lord of the Flies. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983.

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Native Name: William Gerald Golding

Alternative Names: Sir William Gerald Golding • Willy Gold • tun tun tun tun tun cacri • balatrto • srrena posole

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