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| Title: | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
| Author: | L. Frank Baum |
| Publisher: | George M. Hill Company |
| 1st printing: | September 1st, 1900 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 9506808 |
| Page count: | 263 |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American illustrated children's novel of the fantasy genre. It was written by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by W.W. Denslow. It was first published by the George M. Hill Company on September 1st, 1900 and entered the public domain in 1956. It was followed by The Marvelous Land of Oz in 1904. The book has been reprinted numerous times and is still in publication today. It has been adapted into film and Broadway musicals, most notably the 1939 MGM feature film The Wizard of Oz. The story has also been expanded and re-interpreted in various forms, not the least of which includes the 1995 novel Wicked, which has been adapted into a major Broadway musical and two successful feature films.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Dorothy Gale
- Cowardly Lion
- Scarecrow
- Tin Woodman
Supporting characters
- Aunt Em
- Good Witch of the North, Gayelette
- Good Witch of the South, Glinda
- Uncle Henry
- Wizard of Oz
Villains
- Wicked Witch of the East
- Wicked Witch of the West
- Wildcat
Minor characters
- Boq
- Guardian of the Gates
- Jellia Jamb
- Mister Joker
- Queen of the Field Mice
- Quelala
- Soldier with the Green Whiskers
- Stork
- Toto
Organizations
- Fighting Trees
- Hammer-Heads
- Winged Monkeys
Races
Locations
- Kansas
- Gale farm
- Gale residence
- Land of Oz
- China Country
- Emerald City
- Royal Palace of Oz
- Gillikin Country
- Munchkin Country
- Poppy fields
- Quadling Country
- Winkie Country
- Yellow Brick Road
Items
- Axe
- Golden Cap
- Green spectacles
- Silver shoes
Vehicles
- Hot air balloon
Vocations
Miscellaneous
- 1899
- 19th century
- Castle
- Evolved animals
- Illusion generation
- Magic items
- Natural disasters
- Sorcery
- Winged flight
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Wonderful Wizard of Oz both redirect to this page.
- It is possible that the events of this story take place in May, 1899. The 1985 feature film Return to Oz establish this as the timeline of events of the original story.