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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & Glinda of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & Glinda of Oz

by L. Frank Baum
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 15/01/2018

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In the 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish. On the way, she meets the brainless Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. The four friends set off to seek their heart's desires, and in a series of action packed adventures they encounter a deadly poppy field, fierce animals, flying monkeys, a wicked witch, a good witch, and the Mighty Oz himself. In 'Glinda of Oz', the last of the original 'Oz' books, Dorothy and Princess Ozma seek the help of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, when they find themselves in peril on the Magic Isle of the Skeezers. AUTHOR: L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American writer and dramatist, who wrote on a part-time basis until he published 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' at the age of 44, at which time he retired to write on a full-time basis. In all he wrote a further thirteen 'Oz' books, and these works have been hugely popular ever since.
ISBN:
9781840227574
9781840227574
Category:
Thrillers (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-01-2018
Publisher:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x16mm
Weight:
0.19kg
L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum, born May 15 1856, was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost" novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen.

His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).

On May 5, 1919, Baum suffered from a stroke. He died quietly the next day, nine days short of his 63rd birthday.His final Oz book, Glinda of Oz, was published on July 10, 1920, a year after his death. The Oz series was continued long after his death by other authors, notably Ruth Plumly Thompson, who wrote an additional nineteen Oz books.

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