Regarded as a modern fairy tale, L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz is one of America's most cherished and enchanting children's stories.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features original illustrations by W. W. Denslow, coloured by Barbara Frith, and an introduction by Professor Sarah Churchwell.
Follow Dorothy, and her loyal dog Toto, as they are carried away from Kansas by a cyclone to the wonderful world of Oz. Wandering down the yellow brick road Dorothy meets her three famous companions - a Scarecrow longing for a brain, a Tin Woodman wishing for a heart, a cowardly Lion yearning for some courage - and together they travel to the illustrious Emerald City where they hope all their dreams will come true.
This book is part of a book series called Macmillan Collectors Library .
This book was published 2019 by Pan Macmillan .
W. W. "William Wallace" Denslow was born in 1856 in Philadelphia. He was a renowned American illustrator, reporter, and cartoonist, known mostly for his work in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . He and Baum were partners, but eventually quarreled over royalty shares for the theater adaptation, thus ending their professional relationship. He passed away in 1915 Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
This book has the following chapters:
- Chapter - 1: The Cyclone
- Chapter - 2: The Council with the Munchkins
- Chapter - 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
- Chapter - 4: The Road through the Forest
- Chapter - 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
- Chapter - 6: The Cowardly Lion
- Chapter - 7: The Journey to the Great Oz
- Chapter - 8: The Deadly Poppy Field
- Chapter - 9: The Queen of the Field-Mice
- Chapter - 10: The Guardian of the Gates
- Chapter - 11: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz
- Chapter - 12: The Search for the Wicked Witch
- Chapter - 13: The Rescue
- Chapter - 14: The Winged Monkeys
- Chapter - 15: The Discovery of Oz the Terrible
- Chapter - 16: The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
- Chapter - 17: How the Balloon was Launched
- Chapter - 18: Away to the South
- Chapter - 19: Attacked by the Fighting Trees
- Chapter - 20: The Dainty China Country
- Chapter - 21: The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts
- Chapter - 22: The Country of the Quadlings
- Chapter - 23: The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish
- Chapter - 24: Home Again
This book contains the following story:
The Wizard of Oz
When young Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a cyclone, their Kansas farmhouse is carried off to the magical Land of Oz. Dorothy really wants to return home, but is told the only chance is to get the Wizard of Oz to help her so she follows the yellow brick road to his home in the Emerald City. Along the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion who join her on the quest: the Scarecrow wishes for brains, the Tin Man for a heart and the Cowardly Lion for some courage. The Wizard of Oz agrees to help them all if they vanquish the Wicked Witch, so the gang troop off to her palace. Despite running into the witchs flying monkeys, Dorothy is able to melt the witch with a big bucket of water. On return the Wizard gives the scarecrow a handful of pins, the Tin Man a heart shaped cushion and the lion a bottle marked courage. For Dorothy he has a hot air balloon to take her home but unfortunately it takes off with the Wizard in it but before Dorothy can climb in herself. It takes advice from Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, for Dorothy to learn that she has her own way of returning home. Dorothy clicks together the heels of her silver shoes and wishes to return home, and is soon running across the fields at Kansas.
