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The Marvelous Land of Oz

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First published: 1904
Pages: 363

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Preface and Author’s Note
2:55
Tip Manufactures a Pumkinhead
8:13
The Marvelous Powder of Life
13:20
The Flight of the Fugitives
8:52
Tip Makes an Experiment in Magic
6:46
The Awakening of the Saw-horse
11:01
Jack Pumpkinhead’s Ride to the Emerald City
13:20
His Majesty the Scarecrow
10:55
Gen. Jinjur’s Army of Revolt
11:00
The Scarecrow Plans an Escape
11:08
The Journey to the Tin Woodman
10:21
A Nickel-Plated Emperor
12:58
Mr. H.M. Woggle-Bug T.E.
13:24
A Highly Magnified History
11:25
Old Mombi Indulges in Witchcraft
10:02
The Prisoners of the Queen
10:32
The Scarecrow Takes Time to Think
9:41
The Astonishing Flight of the Gump
9:25
In the Jackdaw’s Nest
19:33
Dr. Nikidik’s Famous Wishing Pills
11:31
The Scarecrow Appeals to Glenda the Good
16:28
The Tin-Woodman Plucks a Rose
9:48
The Transformation of Old Mombi
7:29
Princess Ozma of Oz
13:14
The Riches of Content
9:24

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About this book

The Marvelous Land of Oz came out in 1904, and Baum had not initially planned a sequel. Reader demand changed his mind. The novel does without Dorothy entirely. The protagonist is a boy named Tip, an orphan apprenticed to an old witch named Mombi in the country of the Gillikins. Tip builds a wooden figure with a pumpkin for a head, names him Jack Pumpkinhead, brings him to life with a magical powder he steals from Mombi, and runs away with him into a series of adventures across Oz.

The book introduces several of the most beloved Oz characters apart from the original four: the Sawhorse, brought to life by the same powder; the Wogglebug, a man-sized highly educated insect; the Gump, a flying sofa with a moose head. The plot involves a coup against the Scarecrow's rule of the Emerald City by an army of young women led by General Jinjur, and the eventual restoration of the rightful ruler, Princess Ozma, who turns out to have a deeply unusual identity. The reveal at the end has held up better than most plot twists from 1904 children's fiction. A strong second entry in the series.

About the author

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.