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By L. FRANK BAUM
UNIFORM WITH OZMA OF OZ
The Land of Oz
John Dough and The Cherub
Each elaborately illustrated in colors and black-and-white by
JOHN R. NEILL
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Ozma of Oz]
Ozma]
OZMA OF OZ
BY
L. FRANK BAUM
THE AUTHOR OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE LAND OF OZ, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN R. NEILL
CHICAGO: THE REILLY & BRITTON CO. PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1907, by L. Frank Baum. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]
To all the boys and girls who read my stories--andespecially to the Dorothys--this book is lovingly dedicated.]
List of Chapters
Page
I. The Girl in the Chicken Coop 13
II. The Yellow Hen 24
III. Letters in the Sand 37
IV. Tiktok, the Machine Man 49
V. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail 64
VI. The Heads of Langwidere 76
VII. Ozma of Oz to the Rescue 101
VIII. The Hungry Tiger 117
IX. The Royal Family of Ev 128
X. The Giant with the Hammer 141
XI. The Nome King 156
XII. The Eleven Guesses 175
XIII. The Nome King Laughs 182
XIV. Dorothy Tries to be Brave 191
XV. Billina Frightens the Nome King 205
XVI. Purple, Green and Gold 216
XVIII. The Fate of the Tin Woodman 235
XIX. The King of Ev 246
XX. The Emerald City 254
XXI. Dorothy's Magic Belt 263
Author's Note
My friends the children are responsible for this new "Oz Book," as theywere for the last one, which was called _The Land of Oz_. Their sweetlittle letters plead to know "more about Dorothy"; and they ask: "Whatbecame of the Cowardly Lion?" and "What did Ozma doafterward?"--meaning, of course, after she became the Ruler of Oz. Andsome of them suggest plots to me, saying: "Please have Dorothy go to theLand of Oz again"; or, "Why don't you make Ozma and Dorothy meet, andhave a good time together?" Indeed, could I do all that my littlefriends ask, I would be obliged to write dozens of books to satisfytheir demands. And I wish I could, for I enjoy writing these storiesjust as much as the children say they enjoy reading them.
Well, here is "more about Dorothy," and about our old friends theScarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and about the Cowardly Lion, and Ozma,and all the rest of them; and here, likewise, is a good deal about somenew folks that are queer and unusual. One little friend, who read thisstory before it was printed, said to me: "Billina is _real Ozzy_, Mr.Baum, and so are Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger."
If this judgment is unbiased and correct, and the little folks find thisnew story "real Ozzy," I shall be very glad indeed that I wrote it. Butperhaps I shall get some more of those very welcome letters from myreaders, telling me just how they like "Ozma of Oz." I hope so, anyway.
L. FRANK BAUM.
MACATAWA, 1907.