The Wonderful Wizard of OzThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a novel of U.S. author L. Frank Baum. He is credited for writing thirteen novel sequels, nine fantasy novels, huge number of other works. These works include 82 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. First published on May 17, 1900 in Chicago, this novel is about the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the Land of Oz. It is one of the best-known stories in the American popular culture and has been widely translated. Under the series of ‘Young Readers Classic’, this book describes the whole story in an interesting way. The colorful illustrations make it more pleasurable to read. |
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