The Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (/ɑːz/) is an American children's novel written by author 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 on numerous occasions, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 musical film adaptation. The franchise as a whole has EGOT-ed, meaning it has won the four biggest awards of American show business.

The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone.[nb 1] The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale". Its groundbreaking success and the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write thirteen additional Oz books that serve as official sequels to the first story.

Baum dedicated the book "to my good friend & comrade, My Wife", Maud Gage Baum. In January 1901, George M. Hill Company completed printing the first edition, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz sold three million copies by the time it entered the public domain in 1956.

Table of Content:

1. The Cyclone

2. The Council with the Munchkins

3. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow

4. The Road Through the Forest

5. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman

6. The Cowardly Lion

7. The Journey to the Great Oz

8. The Deadly Poppy Field

9. The Queen of the Field Mice

10. The Guardian of the Gate

11. The Wonderful City of Oz

12. The Search for the Wicked Witch

13. The Rescue

14. The Winged Monkeys

15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible

16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug

17. How the Balloon Was Launched

18. Away to the South

19. Attacked by the Fighting Trees

20. The Dainty China Country

21. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts

22. The Country of the Quadlings

23. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish

24. Home Again