L. Frank Baum

The Wonderfull Wizard of Oz

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written by L. Frank Baum in 1899 and published by the George M. Hill Company in 1900. It was penned as an American-styled fairy-tale. Being a children's novel, it was profusely illustrated by the imaginative W.W. Denslow. Baum tells a captivating tale of a young Kansas farm girl and her dog Toto who are accidentally carried away by a cyclone and transported to the Land of Oz. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is arguably one of the most popular stories in American literature having sold millions of copies, and reprinted many times by various publishers, as well as being translated into numerous languages. The story saw almost immediate success when in 1902 it was adapted as a Broadway musical. This triumph was followed in 1939 when it became the cinema classic starring Julie Garland-"The Wizard of Oz." This reprint is a true reproduction of the author's original text and features many of the drawings that Denslow produced for the 1900 edition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bibliologica Press
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 217g
• ISBN-13: 9780645064308
• ISBN-10: 0645064300
• Artikelnr.: 60774300

Autorenporträt

Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919), better known by his pen name L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts and many miscellaneous writings). His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).