The story begins with Dorothy travelling with Uncle Henry on a steamer to Australia. Frank Baum’s series is really the first major American fantasy world. Ozma of Oz was published in 1907, and as I’ve noted in my previous posts, L. This book was also my introduction to the otherworldly art of John R. While I’d seen the Wizard of Oz of course, Ozma of Oz was the first book I’d read and luckily it can be read entirely fine with nothing more than the 1939 movie as an introduction. A Books of Wonder(R) Classic.I’ve been doing more reading with my 10-year old niece and book 3 of L. New generations can enjoy this surprising and funny story of the rescue of the royal family of Ev from the evil Nome King in a deluxe facsimile of the rare first edition. Neill's full-color plates and twenty-one two- color illustrations, as well as a colorful pictorial binding.Afterword by Peter Glassman. Ozma of Oz has delighted children and adults for over eighty years, and now new generations can enjoy the unforgettable characters and the surprising and funny story in this deluxe facsimile of the rare first edition, featuring forty-two of John R. Neill's full-color plates and twenty-one two- color illustrations, as well as a colorful pictorial binding.Īfterword by Peter Glassman. But will the Nome King's enchantments be too much even for the plucky little girl from Kansas? But even Ozma, the wise Ruler of Oz, is no match for the clever king, and it's up to Dorothy to save everyone from terrible danger. She sets out with her friends to rescue the Queen of Ev and her ten children, who have been imprisoned by the cruel Nome King.
Readers of all ages will welcome the chance to be reunited with Dorothy Gale and such beloved characters as the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, as well as to meet new favorites such as the Hungry Tiger, whose appetite is never satisfied Princess Langwidere, who has thirty heads Billina, a talking chicken and Tiktok, a mechanical man.īlown overboard while sailing with her uncle, Dorothy finds herself in the fairy realm of Ev.
With an afterword (c1989) by Peter Glassman.
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