Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
1908
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
1908
The ground opens up beneath Dorothy Gale and swallows her whole. That's how this fourth Oz adventure begins not in the magical land itself, but in earthquake-ravaged California, where Dorothy and her new companion Zeb tumble into a vast underground cavern. They are not alone in the darkness. With them falls Eureka the kitten, and soon they encounter the vegetable people called Mangaboos, strange beings who speak in polite tones but harbor deadly prejudices against anyone made of meat. The Wizard himself appears, summoned from his exile, and together this unlikely group must navigate a realm where food has opinions and the地面 holds secrets few expect to find. What makes Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz feel different from its predecessors is Baum's willingness to keep Oz itself at arm's length. Only six of twenty chapters actually take place in the famous land. The rest unfolds in this shadow realm beneath, where the rules of magic bend differently and home feels farther away than ever. It's a strange, slightly melancholy adventure, tinged with the aftermath of real catastrophe Baum witnessed in San Francisco. Yet the whimsy endures. The Wizard's humbug machinery still sputters. Eureka still gets into trouble. The journey home remains uncertain until the very end. This is for readers who loved the original but want something with more edge, more strangeness, more of Baum working through what it means to be lost when you've already found your way to a magical kingdom only to be expelled from it again.
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“H.M.," said the Woggle-Bug, pompously, "means Highly Magnified; and T.E. means Thoroughly Educated. I am, in reality, a very big bug, and doubtless the most intelligent being in all this broad domain.""How well you disguise it," said the Wizard.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Well," said Dorothy, "I was born on a farm in Kansas, and I guess that's being just as 'spectable and haughty as living in a cave with a tail tied to a rock. If it isn't I'll have to stand it, that's all.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Was Ozma once a boy?" asked Zeb, wonderingly. "Yes; a wicked witch enchanted her, so she could not rule her kingdom. But she's a girl now, and the sweetest, loveliest girl in all the world.””
— L. Frank Baum
“I try to answer every letter of my young correspondents; yet sometimes there are so many letters that a little time must pass before you get your answer. But be patient, friends, for the answer will surely come, and by writing to me you more than repay me for the pleasant task of preparing these books. Besides, I am proud to acknowledge that the books are partly yours, for your suggestions often guide me in telling the stories, and I am sure they would not be half so good without your clever and thoughtful assistance. L. FRANK BAUM Coronado, 1908.””
— L. Frank Baum
“They now separated to prepare for the sad ceremony; for whenever an appeal is made to law sorrow is almost certain to follow”
— L. Frank Baum
“To be called beautiful was a novelty in his experience.””
— L. Frank Baum
“There is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time." said the Wizard"As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it?" asked Dorothy.””
— L. Frank Baum
“But why fight at all, in that case?" asked the girl. "So I may die with a clear conscience," returned the Wizard, gravely. "It's every man's duty to do the best he knows how; and I'm going to do it.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Any friend of Dorothy," remarked the Cowardly Lion, "must be our friend, as well. So let us cease this talk of skull crushing and converse upon more pleasant subjects. Have you breakfasted, Sir Horse?””
— L. Frank Baum
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