Original The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Book

It sold nearly 15 000 copies within a month of its publication in september 1900 and remains the most popular of the oz books not least of all because it s the only one illustrated by w.

Original the wonderful wizard of oz book. The oz books form a book series that begins with the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 and relate the fictional history of the land of oz oz was created by author l. Frank baum s the wonderful wizard of oz was the first book in what became a fourteen volume series. Read the wonderful wizard of oz by author l.

The emerald city of oz 1910 7. The book was a phenomenal success and baum now engaged himself in publishing a wide variety of works. Frank baum the last two here are by ruth plumly thompson 1.

At the time of his death in 1919 baum had written no less than thirteen sequels to his first oz book and several other children s books under various pseudonyms. Table of contents this book and many more are available. The wonderful wizard of oz ɒ z is an american children s novel written by author l.

Tik tok of oz 1914 9. The first edition copy of the wonderful wizard of oz published in chicago in august of 1900 by geo m hill company. Frank baum s time honored oz novels country girl dorothy gale gets whisked away by a cyclone to the fantastical land of oz.

The wonderful wizard of oz book publication. Denslow whose depictions of dorothy toto and all the other creatures and landscapes of oz. Paused you re listening to a sample of the audible audio edition.

A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting a delightfully levelheaded heroine and engaging fantasy characters the story was enormously popular and became a classic of children s literature. It has since seen several reprints most often under the title the wizard of oz which is the title of the popular 1902 broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live action film. The original oz series written by l.