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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

1900 · Children's books · Adventure

Open Library OL18417W

A cyclone carries Dorothy from Kansas to a road of yellow brick. The companions she picks up all want something a wizard in a city claims he can grant.

About the author

Baum wanted American fairy tales that did not rely on the old European punishments. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the one that stuck: a road, a city, and a man behind a curtain. More of this shelf for L. Frank Baum.

Where to read it

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