Lesson 1-Thinking as a Hobby . Author x The Author's Background a Born on september 19, 1911 at st Columb Minor, a village near Newquay, Cornwall, he started writing at the age of seven a He went to Oxford University(Brasenose College) in 1930, where he studied natural sciences and English language. His first book, a collection of poems, appeared a year before Golding received his Ba W BT L E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 1—Thinking as a Hobby The Author’s Background I. Author To be continued on the next page. Born on September 19, 1911 at St. Columb Minor, a village near Newquay, Cornwall, he started writing at the age of seven. He went to Oxford University (Brasenose College) in 1930, where he studied natural sciences and English language. His first book, a collection of poems, appeared a year before Golding received his BA