The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was

Contents

Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCfION by Maurice Hungiville ix AN APPRECIATION by Russell B. Nye 1 THE ROYAL HISTORIAN OF OZ by Martin Gardner 19 THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L. Frank Baum 47 INTRODUCfION 53 The Cyclone 55 II The Council with the Munchkins 59 III How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow 67 IV The Road Through the Forest 73 V The Rescue of the Tin Woodman 79 VI The Cowardly Lion 87 VII The Journey to the Great Oz 91 VIII The Deadly Poppy Field 97 IX The Queen of the Field-Mice 103 X The Guardian of the Gates 109 XI The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz 117 XII The Search for the Wicked Witch 127 XIII The Rescue 139 XIV The Winged Monkeys 143 XV The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible 149 XVI The Magic Art Of the Great Humbug 159 XVII How the Balloon Was Launched 163 . v • XVIII Away to the South 167 XIX Attacked by the Fighting Trees 171 XX The Dainty China Country 175 XXI The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts 181 XXII The Country of the Quadlings 185 XXIII The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish 189 XXIV Home Again 193 NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 195 • vi· ...