The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)

by Baum, L. Frank; Hearn, Michael Patrick; Denslow, W. W.; Gardner, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780393049923
• ISBN10: 0393049922
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

This annoted edition illuminates the numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz". A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable "Oz" edition and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's "The Wizard of Oz", to the 1974 Broadway hit "The Wiz".

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction to The Annotated Wizard of Oz	xiii
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	1	(3)
Introduction	4	(6)
The Cyclone	10	(19)
The Council with the Munchkins	29	(25)
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow	54	(19)
The Road Through the Forest	73	(12)
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman	85	(19)
The Cowardly Lion	104	(13)
The Journey to The Great Oz	117	(13)
The Deadly Poppy Field	130	(15)
The Queen of The Field Mice	145	(14)
The Guardian of The Gate	159	(15)
The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz	174	(27)
The Search for The Wicked Witch	201	(28)
The Rescue	229	(12)
The Winged Monkeys	241	(12)
The Discovery of Oz, The Terrible	253	(22)
The Magic Art of the Great Humbug	275	(9)
How the Balloon was Launched	284	(10)
Away to the South	294	(11)
Attacked by the Fighting Trees	305	(10)
The Dainty China Country	315	(14)
The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts	329	(7)
The Country of the Quadlings	336	(9)
The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish	345	(12)
Home Again	357	(2)
The Denslow Appendix	359	(24)
Bibliography	383