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Few fantasy lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the marvelous land of Oz. For over four generations, children and adults alike have reveled in the magical adventures of its beloved folk. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of th. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of the original John R. Neill color plates, its colorful pictorial binding, and the many black-and-white illustrations that bring it to joyous life. First Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz inL. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the wonderful adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. How they thwart the plans of the evil witch and overcome the rebellion of General and her army of young women is a tale as exciting and endearing today as it was when first published over eighty years ago. Afterword by Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Glassman. A facsimile of the rare first edition, complete with all 16 original color plates, a colorful pictorial binding, and over of Neill's drawings. A Books of Wonder R Classic. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Frank Baum. Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Frank Baum. David McKee Illustrations. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of th Few fantasy lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the marvelous land of Oz. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published April 2nd by Puffin Classics first published More Details Original Title. NikidikMr. Woggle-Bug, T. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Marvelous Land of Ozplease sign up. Timothy Morrison it gets more and more campy at around this point. Why did the give baby Ozma to Mombi? See all 5 questions about The Marvelous Land of Oz…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz filters. Sort order. Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. In the northern Land of Oz, there lived a boy called Tip who was reared by a haggard old woman named Mombi. One day, Tip got the idea to startle Mombi, so he took a large pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz a face into it, then put it atop a body made of sticks and dressed in bright clothing. Mombi was not amused Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Tip's practical joke, so she decided to concoct a spell to turn the boy into a marble stat Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Beginning to Bookend. Mombi was not amused by Tip's practical joke, so she decided to concoct a spell to turn the boy into a marble statue. Determined not to spend the rest of his life as a garden ornament, Tip took the pumpkin man he created and Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz off on an adventure. The Land of Oz offers the same type of topsy-turvy logic that permeates all of the Oz books. Tip wriggled around upon his stool and stared a while at the kettle, which was beginning to bubble. Then he would glance at the stern and wrinkled features of the witch and wish he were any place but in that dim and smoky kitchen, where even Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz shadows cast by the candle upon the wall were enough to give one the horrors. So an hour passed away, during which the silence was only broken by the bubbling of the pot hissing on the flames. Tip travels with a most peculiar cast of enchanted comrades. While some familiar characters make appearances, many new characters are introduced. Among Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz is General Jinjur and her army of women soldiers. Jinjur feels the has been ruled by men for too long. She plans to invade the city and use its gemstones to make sparkly jewelry and spend the treasury to buy a dozen gowns for every woman in the army. Just when it seems the underlying message borders on sexist, the story redeems itself: "Why, we've had Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz revolution, Your Majesty Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City. View all 4 comments. May 01, Jason Koivu rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy. A straw king? Transgender issues addressed? What in the heck's a wogglebug? Heaven knows what's going on here, but I like it! Strange though it may sound, I preferred this sequel over the first book in L. I'm beginning to think my reaction to the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz book may have been prejudiced! You see, having only known the land of Oz from the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz, I wa A straw king? You see, having only known the land of Oz from the movie, I was expecting that Oz, but that's not what The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is, not entirely. After getting over that slight disappointment, I was able to relax and enjoy The Marvelous Land of Oz with its storyline completely unknown to me, its numerous unfamiliar characters and its delightful surprise ending. Just like the first book, the narrative follows a similar "road trip" path in which the principle characters must journey on and on, overcoming occasional obstacles on their way to save the day, all culminating in a very enjoyable adventure indeed! A bit of the old under the microscope treatment For the time in which it was produced pre-women's suffrage I wasn't too surprised to see stereotypical depictions of women, or more specifically, girls. However, I was happy to see various forms of female empowerment balancing it out. That sort of sensitivity towards gender issues seems rare for its time. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. After all, Baum was writing with a female audience in mind, as that's where his fan base overwhelmingly lay. View all 12 comments. An orphan boy called Tip was one Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz the inhabitants of a magical place called Oz. He lived with an evil witch Mombi who decided to turn him into a marble statue one day being fed up with his pranks. Tip escaped and headed for the Emerald City having nothing better to do. He arrived just in time to see the big trouble for the city's ruler: none other than . He got involved and had a lot of adventures in the Land of Oz as a result. Let me get this straight: the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz reason this book avoid An orphan boy called Tip was one of the inhabitants of a magical place called Oz. Let me get this straight: the only reason this book avoided the dreadful two-star rating is my overall respect for the series and its influence on children literature worldwide; this and the fact that I read it three times: the last time was to refresh my memory for the review. I did not like the direction the series went after the first book. The main focus became to introduce new granted sometimes Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz characters at a fast rate. This combined with the struggle to show the majority of the characters from the previous installments resulted in a real overpopulation of Oz. This means each character received less and less screen time in each subsequent installment. The result of this can already be seeing in the second book. I insist that was the real star of the original story and I doubt anybody would argue with this. To my complete disappointment she is not here at all, and neither is . Tip is a poor substitute for Dorothy. For starters he is not exactly Oliver Twist, despite being an orphan living with an old hag. The Marvelous Land Of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.

The protagonist is a boy named Tipwho for as long as he can remember has been under the guardianship of a witch named Mombi in the . As Mombi is returning home, Tip plans to frighten her with a scarecrow he has made. Since he had no straw available, Tip instead made a man out of wood Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz gave him a pumpkin for a head, naming him . Mombi isn't fooled, and she takes this opportunity to demonstrate the Powder of Life that Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz bought from another sorcerer. She sprinkles the powder on Jack, bringing him to life and startling Tip, whom Mombi catches and threatens with revenge. Tip leaves with Jack that night and steals the Powder of Life because Mombi plans to turn him into a marble statue in the morning. As they head for the Emerald CityTip uses the Powder to animate the Sawhorse so Jack can ride him -- for even though his wooden body doesn't tire, it can get worn away from all that walking. Tip loses them as the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Saw-Horse gallops faster Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz he meets with General Jinjur 's all-girl Army of Revolt which is planning to overthrow the Scarecrowwho's ruled the Emerald City since the end of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The companions arrive at the castle of the Tin Woodmanwho now rules the Winkie Kingdomand plan to retake the Emerald City. On their way back they are diverted by the magic of Mombi whom Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz recruited to help her apprehend themjoined by the Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated Wogglebugand aided by the Field Mice and their queen. Jinjur and her soldiers are scared by the Field Mice out of the main palace, but they still occupy Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Emerald City itself. The Scarecrow proposes manufacturing a flying beast called a Gump by which they can escape through the air. Tip animates Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz collection of palace furniture with the Powder of Life, and they fly off, with no control over their direction, and land in a nest of Jackdaws with all of the birds' stolen goods. In their attempt to drive the Jackdaws from their sanctuary, the Scarecrow's straw is taken away and the Gump's wings are broken. Using the Wishing Pills Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz discover with the Powder of Life, Tip and his friends escape and journey to the palace of Glinda the Good. They learn from Glinda that the rightful ruler of Oz, a girl named Ozmawas hidden by the Wizard of Oz long ago and that she is the rightful ruler of the Emerald City, not the Scarecrow who didn't really want the job anyway. Glinda discovered that the Wizard made three visits to Mombi, but not what they were for. The witch tries to deceive them by disguising a chambermaid as herself which failsbut manages to elude them as they search for her in the Emerald City. Just as their time runs out, the plucks a rose to wear in his lapel, unaware that this is the transformed Mombi! Glinda discovers the deception right away and leads the pursuit of Mombi, who is finally caught as she tries to run across the in the form of a fast- and long-running Griffin though later books state that anyone who touches the Desert is transformed into dust. Under pressure from Glinda, Mombi admits that the Wizard brought her the infant Ozma and that she used her magic to transform her into a boy -- Tip, the boy who she'd been guardian of. At first he's shocked to Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz this, but Glinda and his friends help him to accept his destiny, and Mombi performs her last spell Or is it? In The Tin Woodman of Ozthe Scarecrow asks a boy who'd been given twenty legs whether Mombi had transformed him, based on a physical description of her. The restored Ozma whose physical appearance differs considerably between this book and the next, leads her friends in retaking the Emerald City. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow, now stuffed with paper money that's worthless in Oz except as stuffing, return to the with Jack Pumpkinhead, the Gump is disassembled at his request though his head, which was a hunting trophy, can still speakGlinda returns to her palace in the , the Wogglebug remains as Ozma's advisor, and the Saw-Horse becomes her personal steed. General Jinjur 's Army of Revolt was an inspiration of the Suffragette movement, with which Baum was very familiar, and was a supporter himself; his mother-in-law was the famous suffrage activist Matilda Joslyn Gage. Montgomery and Fred Stonethe comedians "whose clever personations of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow have delighted thousands of children throughout the land This and the next 34 Oz books of the famous forty were illustrated by John R. One early reviewer of The Marvelous Land of Oz noted Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz some details in the book clearly appeared to be designed for stage production—in particular, "General Jinjur and her soldiers are only shapely chorus girls. Baum had wanted Fred Stone and David Montgomery to recap their roles as the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman for the second show, but the two refused, fearing typecasting. The play, unfortunately, was a flop. In addition to being part of the basis for Baum's The Fairylogue and Radio-PlaysLand of Oz was the final Selig Polyscope Oz film, and has been brought to the screen several additional times. The film was recently recovered, but the soundtrack of the second reel is missing. The novel passed out of copyright protection and entered the public domain in The Wonderful Land of Oz was an Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz low-budget production from independent filmmaker Barry Mahon, which starred his son, Chandos Mahon, as Tip. Filmation's Journey Back to Ozrecast the army of revolt with green elephants and Tip with Dorothy, but was essentially an uncredited adaptation of this book. Elements from this novel and the following one, Ozma of Ozwere incorporated into the film featuring Fairuza Balk as Dorothy. The book was also made into a Canadian animated feature film in Noel Langley registered an unproduced script with the U. Copyright Office which framed the story as the dream of an orphaned girl named "Tippie". Olson, and lyrics by Gary Briggle, who originated the role of the Scarecrow. This play stayed close to the novel, eliminating some stage-difficult moments such as the jackdaws scene and expanding the role of . The professional and community theatre rights to the play are currently available. The Woggle-Bug script has not been published, though it has been preserved on microfilm. Its songs have been published, and though now out of print, were reprinted in The Land of Oz is an upcoming film adaptation of the book. It is a sequel of the film and a remake of the film Return to Oz. This wiki. This wiki All wikis. Sign Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Rogers, L. Martin's Press, ; pp. Categories :. Universal Conquest Wiki. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz Ozma of Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz The of Oz Tik-Tok of Oz Rinkitink in Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz - Wikisource, the free online library

After the publication of "The Wonderful Wizard of OZ" I began to receive letters from children, telling me of their pleasure Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz reading the story and asking me to "write something more" about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. At first I considered these little letters, frank and earnest Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz they were, in the light of pretty compliments; but the letters continued to come during succeeding months, and even years. Finally I promised one little girl, who made a long journey to see me and prefer her request,—and she is a "Dorothy," by Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz way—that Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz a thousand little girls had written me a thousand little letters asking for the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman I would write the book, Either little Dorothy was a fairy in disguise, and waved her magic wand, or the success of the stage Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz of "The Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz of OZ" made new friends for the story, For the thousand letters reached their destination long since—and many more followed them. And now, although pleading guilty to long delay, I have kept my promise in this book. To those excellent good fellows and comedians David C. Montgomery and Frank A. There was more to his name than that, for old Mombi often declared that his whole name was Tippetarius; but Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz one was expected to say such a long word when "Tip" would do just as well. This boy remembered nothing of his parents, for he had been brought when quite young to be reared by the old woman known as Mombi, whose reputation, I am sorry to say, Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz none of the best. For the Gillikin people had reason to suspect her of indulging in magical arts, and therefore hesitated to associate with her. Mombi was not exactly a Witch, because the Good Witch who ruled that part of the Land of Oz Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz forbidden any other Witch to exist in her dominions. So Tip's guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess. Tip was made to carry wood from the forest, that the old woman might boil her pot. He also worked in the corn-fields, hoeing and husking; and he fed the pigs and milked the four-horned cow that was Mombi's especial pride. But you must not suppose he worked all the time, for he felt that Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz be bad for him. When sent to the forest Tip often climbed trees for birds' eggs or amused himself chasing the fleet white rabbits or fishing in the brooks with bent pins. Then he would hastily gather Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz armful of wood and carry it home. And when he was supposed to be working in the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz, and the tall stalks hid him from Mombi's view, Tip would often dig in the gopher holes, or if the mood seized him— lie upon his back between the rows of corn and take a nap. So, by taking care not to exhaust his strength, he Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz as strong and rugged as a boy may be. Mombi's curious magic often frightened her neighbors, and they treated her shyly, yet respectfully, because of her weird powers. But Tip frankly hated her, and took no pains to hide his feelings. Indeed, he sometimes showed less respect for the old woman than he should have done, considering she was his guardian. There were pumpkins in Mombi's corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time. But one day, after the corn had all been cut and stacked, and Tip was carrying the pumpkins to the stable, he took a notion to make a "Jack Lantern" and try to give the old woman a fright with it. So he selected a fine, big pumpkin—one with a lustrous, orange-red color—and began carving it. With the point of his knife he made two round eyes, a three-cornered nose, and a mouth shaped like a new moon. The face, when completed, could not have been considered strictly beautiful; but it wore a smile so big and broad, and was so Jolly in expression, that even Tip laughed as he looked admiringly at his work. The child had no playmates, so he did not know that boys often dig out the inside of a "pumpkin-jack," and in the space thus made put a lighted candle to render the face more startling; but he conceived an idea of his own that promised to be quite as effective. He decided to manufacture the form of a man, who would wear this pumpkin head, and to stand it in a place where old Mombi would meet it face to face. He had plenty of time to accomplish this task, for Mombi had gone to a village—to buy groceries, she said—and it was a journey of at least two days. So he took his axe to the forest, and selected some stout, straight saplings, which he cut down and trimmed of all their twigs and leaves. From these he would make the arms, and legs, Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz feet of his man. For the body he stripped a sheet of thick bark from around a big Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz, and with much labor fashioned it into a cylinder of about the right size, pinning the edges together with wooden pegs. Then, whistling happily as he worked, he carefully jointed the limbs and fastened them to the body with pegs whittled into shape with his knife. By the time this feat had been accomplished it began to grow dark, and Tip remembered he must milk the cow and feed the pigs. So he picked up his wooden man and carried it back to the house with him. During the evening, by the light of the fire in the kitchen, Tip carefully rounded all the edges of the joints and smoothed the rough places in a neat and workmanlike manner. Then he stood the figure up against the wall and admired it. It seemed remarkably tall, even for a full-grown man; but that was a good point in a small boy's eyes, and Tip did not object at all to the size of his creation. Next morning, when he looked at his work again, Tip saw he had forgotten to give the dummy a neck, by means of which he might fasten the pumpkinhead to the body. So he went again to the forest, which was Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz far away, and chopped from a tree several pieces of wood with which to complete his work. Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz he returned he fastened a cross-piece to the upper end of the body, making a hole through the center to hold upright the neck. The bit of wood which formed this neck was also sharpened at the upper end, and when all was ready Tip put on the pumpkin head, pressing it well down onto the neck, and found that it fitted very well. The Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz could be turned to one side or the other, as he pleased, and the hinges of the arms and legs allowed him to place the dummy in any position he desired. But it would be much more lifelike if it were properly dressed. To find clothing seemed no easy Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz but Tip boldly ransacked the great chest in which Mombi kept all her keepsakes and treasures, and at the very bottom he discovered some purple trousers, a red shirt and a pink vest which was dotted with white spots. These he carried away to his man and succeeded, although the garments did not fit very well, in dressing the creature in a jaunty fashion. Some knit stockings belonging to Mombi and a much worn pair of his own shoes completed the man's apparel, and Tip was so delighted that he danced up and down and laughed aloud in boyish ecstacy. I believe," he added, after a moment's thought, "I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead! After considering the matter carefully, Tip decided that the best place to locate Jack would be at the bend in the road, a little way from the house. So he started to carry his man there, but found him heavy and rather awkward to handle. After dragging the creature a short distance Tip stood him on his feet, and by first bending the joints of one leg, and then those of the other, at the same time pushing from behind, the boy managed to induce Jack to walk to the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz in the road. It was not accomplished without a few tumbles, and Tip really worked harder than he ever had in the fields or forest; but a love of mischief urged him on, and it pleased him to test the cleverness of his workmanship. But just then he discovered the man's left arm had fallen off in the journey so he went back to find it, and afterward, by whittling a new and stouter pin for the shoulder-joint, he repaired the injury so successfully that the arm was stronger than before. Tip also noticed that Jack's pumpkin head had twisted around until it faced his back; but this was easily remedied. When, at last, the man was set up facing the turn in the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz where old Mombi was to appear, he looked natural enough to be a fair imitation of a Gillikin farmer,—and unnatural enough to startle anyone that came on him unawares. As it was yet too early in the day to expect the old woman to return home, Tip went down into the valley below the farm-house and began to gather nuts from the trees that grew there. However, old Mombi returned earlier than usual. She had met a crooked wizard who resided in a lonely cave in the mountains, and had traded several important secrets of magic with him. Hav ing in this way secured three new recipes, four magical powders and a selection of herbs of wonderful power and potency, she hobbled home as fast as she could, in order to test her new sorceries. So intent was Mombi on the treasures she had gained that when she turned the bend in the road and caught a glimpse of the man, she merely nodded and said:. But, a moment after, noting that the person did not move or reply, she cast a shrewd glance into his face and discovered his pumpkin head elaborately carved by Tip's jack-knife. Very good! I'll beat him black-and-blue for trying to scare me in this fashion! Angrily she raised her stick to smash in the grinning pumpkin head of the dummy; but a Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz thought made her pause, the uplifted stick left motionless in the air. So she set down her basket and began fumbling in it for one of the precious powders she had obtained. While Mombi was thus occupied Tip strolled back, with his pockets full of nuts, and discovered the old woman standing beside his man and apparently not the least bit frightened by it. At first he was generally disappointed; but the next moment he became curious to know what Mombi was going to do. So he hid behind a hedge, where he could see without being seen, and prepared to watch. After some search the Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz drew from her basket an old pepper-box, upon the faded label of which the wizard had written with a lead-pencil:. The stingy wizard didn't give me much of it, but I guess there's enough for two or three doses. Tip was much surprised when he overheard this speech. Then he saw old Mombi raise her arm and sprinkle the powder from the box over the pumpkin head of his man Jack. She did this in the same way one would pepper a baked potato, and the powder sifted down from Jack's head and scattered Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz the red shirt and pink waistcoat and purple trousers Tip had dressed him in, and a portion even fell upon the patched and worn shoes. Then, putting the pepper-box back into the basket, Mombi lifted her left hand, with its little finger pointed upward, and said:. Then she threw her stick into the air and caught it as it came down; and she hugged herself with both arms, and tried to do a step of a jig; and all the time she repeated, rapturously:. At first he was so frightened and horrified that he wanted to run away, but his legs trembled and shook so badly that he couldn't. Then it struck him as a very funny thing for Jack to come to life, especially as the expression on his pumpkin face was so droll and comical it excited laughter on the instant. So, recovering from his first fear, Tip began to laugh; and the merry peals reached old Mombi's ears and made her hobble quickly to the hedge, where she seized Tip's collar and dragged him back to where she had left her basket and the pumpkinheaded man. Look at him! Isn't he a picture, though? Even Mombi was not without a curious interest in the man her magic had brought to life; for, after staring at him intently, she presently asked:. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish. Help the Pumpkinhead to Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz. Haven't I got legs and feet, and aren't they jointed? So they started for the house, but when they reached the farm yard old Mombi led the pumpkin man to the cow stable and shut him up in an empty stall, fastening the door securely on the outside. Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz this, the boy became uneasy; for he knew Mombi had a bad and revengeful heart, and would not hesitate to do any evil thing. They entered the house. It was a round, domeshaped structure, as are nearly all the farm houses in the Land of Oz. Mombi bade the boy light a candle, while she put her basket in a cupboard and hung her cloak on a peg. Tip obeyed quickly, for he was afraid of her. After the candle had been lighted Mombi ordered him to build a fire in the hearth, and while Tip was thus engaged the old woman ate her supper. When the flames began to crackle the boy came to her and asked a share of the bread and cheese; but Mombi refused him. The boy didn't like this speech, for it sounded like a threat; but he happened to remember he had nuts in his pocket, so he cracked some of those and ate them while the woman rose, shook the crumbs from her apron, and hung above the fire a small black kettle. Then she measured out equal parts of milk and vinegar and poured them into the kettle. Next she produced several packets of herbs and powders and began adding a portion of each to the contents of the kettle. Occasionally she would draw near the candle and read from a yellow paper the recipe of the mess she was concocting. Tip wriggled around upon his stool and stared awhile at the kettle, which was beginning to bubble. Then he would glance at the stern and wrinkled features of the witch and wish he were any place but in that dim and smoky kitchen, where even the shadows cast by the candle upon the wall were enough to give Oz: Marvelous Land of Oz the horrors. So an hour passed away, during which the silence was only broken by the bubbling of the pot and the hissing of the flames.