The Lost Princess of Oz
1917
The Lost Princess of Oz
1917
What if the heart of Oz simply vanished? That's the unsettling question at the center of this eleventh Oz adventure, where Princess Ozma, the beloved ruler whose kindness defines the entire magical kingdom, disappears without a trace. Dorothy finds her absence first - tidying her room one moment, confronting an empty palace the next - and quickly gathers her friends Trot and Betsy to investigate. Their search uncovers something even more troubling: crucial magical artifacts have vanished alongside their queen, leaving Oz vulnerable and its people lost without the gentle hand that has guided them. The Patchwork Girl, that wonderfully absurd creation of Scraps, joins their expedition, adding her own peculiar logic to the investigation. As the friends journey through familiar territories made strange by Ozma's absence, they realize this isn't simply a disappearance - it's a crisis that threatens everything the magic kingdom stands for. Baum wrote this book in response to a young girl's letter asking what would happen if Ozma ever got lost, and that childlike worry permeates every page. It's a rare Oz book that doubles as a genuine mystery, one where the stakes feel not merely adventure-high but genuinely emotional: can kindness itself be found when its purest embodiment is gone?
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“Do not, I beg of you, dampen today's sun with the showers of tomorrow.””
— L. Frank Baum
“One who is Master of himself is always a King, if only to himself.””
— L. Frank Baum
“The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Finally, were you all like me, I would consider you so common that I would not care to associate with you. To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Then, to their surprise, they found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china. It was smooth, like the surface of a dish, and higher than their heads.””
— L. Frank Baum
“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Well," said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of relief, "I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive. Those creatures frightened me so badly that my heart is beating yet.””
— L. Frank Baum
“What do you know?" "Well, that is hard to tell," replied Jack. "For although I feel that I know a tremendous lot, I am not yet aware how much there is in the world to find out about. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish.””
— L. Frank Baum
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