The Wonderful Wizard of OzThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown, embraced by generation after generation of children and the young at heart. To honour the centennial of its publication in 1900, the University Press of Kansas is presenting this special anniversary edition that combines Baum's original text with the contributions of two renowned artists: book illustrator Michael McCurdy and writer Ray Bradbury. The book embraces and celebrates the oft-kidded connection between Baum's wondrous story and the state of Kansas. |
Contents
The Council with the Munchkins | 7 |
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow | 17 |
The Road Through the Forest | 25 |
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman | 33 |
The Cowardly Lion | 41 |
The Journey to the Great Oz | 49 |
The Deadly Poppy Field | 57 |
The Queen of the Field Mice | 65 |
The Magic Art of the Great Humbug | 135 |
How the Balloon Was Launched | 141 |
Away to the South | 147 |
Attacked by the Fighting Trees | 153 |
The Dainty China Country | 159 |
The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts | 167 |
The Country of the Quadlings | 173 |
The Good Witch Grants Dorothys Wish | 179 |
The Guardian of the Gates | 73 |
The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz | 81 |
The Search for the Wicked Witch | 95 |
The Rescue | 109 |
The Winged Monkeys | 115 |
The Discovery of Oz the Terrible | 123 |
Home Again | 185 |
A Note on L Frank Baum 189 | |
A Note on Ray Bradbury 191 | |
A Note on Michael McCurdy 193 | |
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Popular passages
Page ix - ... in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and bloodcurdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder-tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident. Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today.
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