Books published by publisher Golding

Presenting The Essential Tales of Wonder: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and Peter Pan or Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie with an introduction by Nicholas Tamblyn, and illustrations by Katherine Eglund. This collection is part of The Essential Series by Golding Books.The stories of Alice, Dorothy, and Peter Pan have long been at the heart of children's literature, as well as being cultural touchstones around the world. As early fantasy novels and classics of English and American literature they are also unique and spellbinding in their own ways, both as the thinking person's literature and escapism, not only for children but for readers of all ages.Unforgettable and singular characters abound: the Wicked Witch, the Queen of Hearts, the grinning Cheshire Cat, Oz the Great and Powerful in the Emerald City, the Scarecrow and Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook . . . Shrewd but flawed characters, enchanting and gripping adventures, strong female leads and the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Above all, there is a sense of wonder at what is possible that touches the reader like few other children's books or fantasy novels, and such adventurous feel-good stories also have in them a great power to make us think.A few words from Nicholas Tamblyn's introduction:Adults and children are not that different, far less different than some may think. Adults enjoy blowing bubbles, singing silly songs, playing seemingly frivolous games, and reading about strange and wonderful adventures, but somewhere along the way we are told to be more serious, to work hard and earn more money to support those around us, to "put away childish things."It is possible to remain young at heart, and few things are more important. The most important lesson of childhood is to keep its sentiments of hope and joy alive into the years beyond, and children are at something of an advantage in cultivating this feeling! One of the best ways that we can embrace wonder, whether we are young or old, is to share it . . .

Presenting The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, with an Introduction by Nicholas Tamblyn and Illustrations by Katherine Eglund. This book is part of The Great Books Series by Golding Books and is available both as an eBook and in paperback.The Book of Tea was written in 1906, when Okakura Kakuzō was forty-four and had led a remarkably varied and well-travelled life; in 1913, having worked at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for a number of years, his unique and important life would come to an end. From Nicholas Tamblyn’s introduction: “Some books are written in exquisite, irresistible prose, and bear an important message about the value of art and living with consciousness of the impermanence, imperfections and incompleteness of life” . . . “The world is always in flux and has the potential to be endlessly troubling given our tentative and challenging time in it, but, ‘Meanwhile,’ as Okakura writes at the end of the first chapter, ‘let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.’”A Japanese tea book in English and a classic of Teaism that is crucial in understanding both the history and ongoing importance of tea more broadly as well as in the particulars of the Japanese tea ceremony and how this relates to new and traditional Eastern and Western art and culture, The Book of Tea is unique if not singular among tea books for tea lovers and will make perfect tea gifts for women and men, and young and old.Okakura Kakuzō (also known as Okakura Tenshin) was born in Yokohama in 1862. His parents were originally from Fukui, his father a former samurai who had relinquished his rank and went on to make his fortune in mercantile affairs. At fifteen Okakura began studies in English, Chinese, literature, and philosophy at the Imperial University in Tokyo. He studied under Harvard-educated professor Ernest Fenollosa, and came to act as his interpreter at lectures and accompanied him on tours of research at temples. Appointed Secretary to the Minister of Education, he then studied fine arts across Europe and the United States as a member of the Imperial Art Commission. On his return, Okakura headed the new Imperial Art School in Ueno, Tokyo, but as Western art was given precedence over traditional Japanese art he resigned and, with a range of prominent artists keen to exemplify the best of native along with Western art, founded the School or Hall of Fine Arts in Yanaka, Tokyo. He was also co-founder, in 1898, of the Japan Art Institute. In 1904, he was invited to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Japanese art collector William Sturgis Bigelow and became the first head of the Asian art division in 1910. He would also travel and research throughout China and India, and while his literary output is considerable he remains best known as the author of The Ideals of the East (1903), The Awakening of Japan (1904), and The Book of Tea (1906)—each being written in English to ensure the importance and influence of Asian culture was considered alongside broader discussions of Western and worldwide culture. The Book of Tea is arguably the most eminent treatise on tea written in English. Okakura died in 1913.

Siddhartha learns along his journey that experience, rather than avoiding certain things in the "real world," leads to understanding; rather than desires and belongings being a distraction, they are as important to our perception of the world as all other actions and thought.Siddhartha learns that enlightenment only comes from within—it cannot come to us through our teachers or worldly possessions. It is available at all understanding ages and in all manners of life. It comes from calmness, compassion, and regarding all things as being of value in and of themselves.This edition of "Siddhartha," a shorter English version of the German classic with illustrations, awakens the inquiring and compassionate minds of readers of any and all ages."Siddhartha" is a uniquely spiritual novel, and perhaps may also be described as a religious novel and a philosophical novel; it is strikingly honest in the dark aspects of life that are revealed in Siddhartha's spiritual journey and the self-discovery that he undergoes.He greatly admires Buddha and Buddhist teachings, but even his admiration for the greatest of all teachers will not persuade him of any more valid authority than his own suffering and his own experience. "Siddhartha" has been called a musical novel and a lyrical novel, and there is no other book like it among the classics of fiction, religious writings, and philosophy.Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Calw, a town at the edge of the Black Forest in Germany. His family were Swiss missionaries, and he was expelled from the seminary at the age of fourteen. After his rebellious and depressed teenage years, he worked in bookstores and began to make his way into Germany’s literary circles. It was at the age of thirty-seven that he published his first novel, the partly autobiographical "Peter Camenzind"; he went on to publish a number of other books, including "Demian" in 1919 (an instant critical and popular success), "Steppenwolf," and "The Glass Bead Game." He published "Siddhartha," his ninth novel, in 1922. Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1946, then living a quiet life in Switzerland until his death aged eighty-five in 1962.

With a comprehensive table of contents – providing links to each book directly as well as with detailed chapter information and biographies – “30 Children’s Classics” is an essential and convenient wide-ranging collection for lovers of children’s literature, which will be enjoyed both by younger readers and the young at heart.The books featured in this remarkable and inclusive collection are:Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson BurnettAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (translated by George Makepeace Towle)Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (translated by Lewis Page Mercier)Anne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomeryAnne of Avonlea by L. M. MontgomeryRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas WigginThe Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas WigginThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingThe Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Time Machine by H. G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H. G. WellsThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneMy Brilliant Career by Miles FranklinThe Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel RichardsonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensTrees and Other Poems by Joyce KilmerFor a unique classic children's books collection with kids classic novels as well as literary classics for kids that adults will also enjoy, be touched and enriched and rewarded over and again by the outstanding and distinguished literary masterpieces in “30 Children’s Classics.” For further reading, discover Golding Books' companion to this collection, “30 Adult Classics.”