L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz - classic fiction
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Did you know this wonderful story became a success after it became a play?
About this book:
The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum
and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George
M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been
reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz,
which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the
well-known 1939 film adaptation. The story chronicles the adventures
of a young girl named Dorothy in the Land of Oz, after being swept
away from her Kansas farm home in a cyclone. The novel is one of the
best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely
translated. Its initial success, and the success of the 1902 Broadway
musical which Baum adapted from his original story, led to Baum's
writing thirteen more Oz books.
Dorothy is
a young orphaned girl raised by her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in the
bleak landscape of a Kansas farm. She has a little black dog Toto,
who is her sole source of happiness on the dry, gray prairies. One
day the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, is caught up in a
cyclone and deposited in a field in Munchkin Country, the eastern
quadrant of the Land of Oz. The falling house kills the evil ruler of
the Munchkins, the Wicked Witch of the East.
The Good
Witch of the North comes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy and
gives Dorothy the Silver Shoes (believed to have magical properties)
that the Wicked Witch had been wearing when she was killed. In order
to return to Kansas, the Good Witch of the North tells Dorothy that
she will have to go to the "Emerald City" or "City of
Emeralds" and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her. Before she
leaves, the Good Witch of the North kisses her on the forehead,
giving her magical protection from trouble.
On her way
down the road of yellow bricks, Dorothy frees the Scarecrow from the
pole he is hanging on, restores the movements of the rusted Tin
Woodman with an oil can, and encourages them and the Cowardly Lion to
journey with her and Toto to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow wants to
get a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, courage.
All four of the travelers believe that the Wizard can solve their
troubles. The party finds many adventures on their journey together,
including overcoming obstacles such as narrow pieces of the yellow
brick road, vicious Kalidahs, a river, and the Deadly Poppies.
When the
travelers arrive at the Emerald City, they are asked to wear green
spectacles by the Guardian of the Gates as long as they remain in the
city. The four are the first to ever successfully meet with the
Wizard. When each traveler meets with the Wizard, he appears each
time as someone or something different. To Dorothy, the Wizard is a
giant head; the Scarecrow sees a beautiful woman; the Tin Woodman
sees a terrible beast; the Cowardly Lion sees a ball of fire. The
Wizard agrees to help each of them—but only if one of them kills
the Wicked Witch of the West who rules over the western Winkie
Country. The Guardian of the Gates warns them that no one has ever
managed to harm the very cunning and cruel Wicked Witch... (source:
Wikipedia)
About the author:
Lyman Frank
Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) 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). (source: Wikipedia)
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