Golding
Louis, 1895–1958, English novelist and essayist.
William Gerald, 1911–1993, British novelist: Nobel Prize 1983.
Contemporary Examples
The 12 Biggest Booker Prize Controversies Thomas Flynn July 22, 2013
The Best of Brit Lit Peter Stothard September 22, 2009
Historical Examples
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast Samuel Adams Drake
Antony Gray,–Gardener Leslie Moore
Hoosier Mosaics Maurice Thompson
King Philip John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Cruise of the Mary Rose William H. G. Kingston
Early Theories of Translation Flora Ross Amos
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 3 (of 7) Geoffrey Chaucer
Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney Geraldine Edith Mitton
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Sir William (Gerald). 1911–93, English novelist noted for his allegories of man’s proclivity for evil. His novels include Lord of the Flies (1954), Darkness Visible (1979), Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989). Nobel prize for literature 1983
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