Ozma of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz, L. Frank Baum
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Ozma of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Series: Oz #3

Narrator: John McDonough

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/22/2013


Synopsis

Once again with your favorite characters—the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion—Dorothy must use her wits to overcome evil and treachery.

Their exciting adventures bring her many new friends like Queen Ozma of Oz, the Hungry Tiger, Tiktok the Machine Man, and a yellow hen named Bill.

Dorothy’s friends are on an honorable quest to rescue the Queen of Ev and her children from the Nome King. The royal family was transformed into ornaments and bric-a-brac to decorate the king’s rooms. Accepting a challenge from the king, Ozma must free the royals or become an ornament herself.

L. Frank Baum first introduced his courageous heroine and her colorful companions in the family classic The Wizard of Oz and Land of Oz.

About L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango, New York, to oil magnate Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia (Stanton) Baum, a women's rights activist. He was privately tutored at home and spent two years at Peekskill Military Academy.

In 1873, Baum became a reporter for the New York World. Two years later, he founded the New Era weekly in Pennsylvania. He also worked as a poultry farmer with B. W. Baum and Son and edited the Poultry Record and wrote columns for New York Farmer and Dairyman. In New York, Baum acted under the name George Brooks with May Roberts and the Sterling Comedy in plays that he had written. He owned an opera house in 1882-83 and toured with his own repertory company. In 1882 he married Maud Gage; they had four sons.

In 1883, Baum returned to Syracuse to work in the family oil business. His subsequent endeavor was not successful; his South Dakota general store, Baum's Bazaar, failed, and from 1888 to 1890, he ran the Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer. Baum then moved to Chicago and tried various sales positions. In 1897, he founded the National Association of Window Trimmers and edited Show Window from 1897 to 1902.

Baum made his debut as a novelist in 1897 with Mother Goose in Prose, which was based on stories he told to his own children. Its last chapter introduced the farm girl Dorothy. In 1899, Baum published Father Goose: His Book, which quickly became a bestseller. His next work was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the story of little Dorothy Gale from Kansas, who is transported by a twister to a magical realm. The book was published at Baum's own expense.

The first of the Oz books was made into a musical in 1901. Since its appearance, the story has been filmed many times. Other novels in the series are The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz , The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz, The Lost Princess of Oz, The Tin Woodman of Oz, The Magic of Oz, Glinda of Oz, and The Visitors from Oz, which was adapted from a comic strip by Baum.

During his career, Baum wrote more than sixty books, some of them for adults, including The Last Egyptian. He also gathered material for works aimed at teenagers during his motoring tours across the country and travels in Europe and Egypt.

Born with a congenitally weak heart, Baum was ill through much of his life. He died on May 6, 1919, in Hollywood, where he lived in a house he called Ozcot.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth on December 06, 2022

All three of these stories were delightful. My favorite was The Emerald City of Oz. Just got the next several in the series from the library......more

Goodreads review by V on January 28, 2011

L. Frank Baum wanted to write novels without a moral for children. What he wrote instead is surprisingly deep and philosophical. It's a comment on power: Who has it? Privileged or poor, educated or not, good or evil, male or female? What kind of person has the capacity to utilize this power? And wha......more

Goodreads review by Hokomoko on June 04, 2010

The Marvelous Land of Oz - A really fine fantasy, with all the twisted and dark bits in the periphery and unrelenting fun in the foreground. Many memorable characters make a unique entrance. I liked Oz without Dorothy. Ozma of Oz - The fairy tale elements were all there; several parts were quite spoo......more

Goodreads review by Elderberrywine on January 10, 2012

Three of the best Oz books ever, including my all time favorite, Ozma of Oz, with Billina, the practical-minded chicken. What's not to love? (Although the Gump from The Marvelous Land of Oz comes in a close second.) Complete with the original Gibson girl era drawings - a must.......more

Goodreads review by Ned on March 23, 2012

We just finished the last book in this volume, The Emerald City of Oz. I think that one was my favorite.......more