The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both [Baum and Shakespeare] lived inside their heads with a mind gone wild with wanting, wishing, hoping, shaping, dreaming,” and it is this same hunger that makes all of us continue to seek out the story of Oz—and be nourished by it. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the definitive first edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author. |
Contents
THE COUNCIL WITH THE MUNCHKINS | 9 |
HOW DOROTHY SAVED THE SCARECROW | 17 |
THE ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST | 27 |
THE RESCUE OF THE TIN WOODMAN | 35 |
THE COWARDLY LION | 43 |
VIL THE JOURNEY TO THE GREAT OZ | 51 |
THE DEADLY POPPY FIELD | 59 |
THE QUEEN OF THE FIELD MICE | 67 |
THE DISCOVERY OF OZ THE TERRIBLE | 123 |
THE MAGIC ART OF THE GREAT HUMBUG | 133 |
HOW THE BALLOON WAS LAUNCHED | 139 |
AWAY TO THE SOUTH | 145 |
ATTACKED BY THE FIGHTING TREES | 151 |
THE DAINTY CHINA COUNTRY | 157 |
THE LION BECOMES THE KING OF BEASTS | 165 |
THE COUNTRY OF THE QUADLINGS | 171 |
THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE | 75 |
THE WONDERFUL EMERALD CITY OF OZ | 83 |
THE SEARCH FOR THE WICKED WITCH | 97 |
THE RESCUE | 109 |
THE WINGED MONKEYS | 115 |
THE GOOD WITCH GRANTS DOROTHYS WISH | 177 |
HOME AGAIN | 185 |
COMMENTARY | 189 |
READING GROUP GUIDE | 193 |
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