The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, and has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the 1902 stage play and the extremely popular, highly acclaimed 1939 film version. The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Doroth... more
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  • 1900

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  • The Annotated Wizard of Oz: A Centennial Edition,
  • The Wiz Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
  • The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book,
  • The Wizard of Oz

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L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author, poet, playwright, actor and independent filmmaker, best known today as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote...

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