Charles Monteith

The making of William Golding as a writer

8 November 2025 9:00 am

Letters between Golding and Faber’s Charles Monteith reveal just how much the author owed to his editor – not least in the choice of book titles

Cats, curates and cardigans

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Anyone who has ever listened to the thump of a rejected manuscript descending cheerlessly on to the mat can take…