Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

"Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children’s fantasy novel written in the early 20th century. The story continues the adventures of Dorothy Gale, who finds herself in the magical Land of Oz once more, accompanied by familiar characters and new companions. The narrative revolves around Dorothy’s quest to navigate various challenges alongside her friends as they encounter whimsical creatures and face unique threats in this enchanting world. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dorothy as she arrives in California after a long train ride, only to witness a devastating earthquake. Shortly after, she meets a boy named Zeb who is to take her to her uncle's ranch. However, just as they are settling into their journey, they are abruptly caught in another earthquake that causes the ground to crack. This event leads them into a perilous adventure where they encounter strange phenomena and ultimately find themselves in the Glass City inhabited by the Mangaboos. Here, they meet the Wizard, and the story unfolds into a tale filled with whimsical surprises and the whimsical nature of the Land of Oz as they discover new challenges and companions.

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About the author

L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American author who set out to write a fairy tale that owed nothing to Europe — no moral at the end, no punishment, and an American girl from Kansas at the centre of it. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz appeared in 1900 with colour illustrations by W. W. Denslow and was the best-selling children's book of its first two years. Baum wrote thirteen more Oz books, several of them because his readers demanded them, and the series was continued by other hands after his death. He had failed at shopkeeping, chicken-breeding, acting and newspapers before any of it.