The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

Original en 39224 words First published 1900 United States

L. Frank Baum's 1900 classic, the original American fairy tale. A cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog Toto from grey Kansas to the marvellous land of Oz, where she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City — gathering the Scarecrow who wants brains, the Tin Woodman who wants a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who wants courage — to ask the Wizard to send her home. Sharp, funny and strangely modern, it quietly argues that everything the travellers seek they already have.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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