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  The Famous Oz Books

  Since 1900, when L. Frank Baum introduced to the children of America THEWONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ and all the other exciting characters who inhabitthe land of Oz, these delightful fairy tales have stimulated theimagination of millions of young readers.

  These are stories which are genuine fantasy--creative, funny, tender,exciting and surprising. Filled with the rarest and most absurdcreatures, each of the 40 volumes which now comprise the series, hasbeen eagerly sought out by generation after generation until today theyare known to all except the very young or those who were never young atall.

  When, in a recent survey, The New York Times polled a group of teenagers on the books they liked best when they were young, the Oz bookstopped the list.

  _THE FAMOUS OZ BOOKS_

  By L. Frank Baum: THE WIZARD OF OZ THE LAND OF OZ OZMA OF OZ DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ THE ROAD TO OZ THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ TIK-TOK OF OZ THE SCARECROW OF OZ RINKITINK IN OZ THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ THE MAGIC OF OZ GLINDA OF OZ

  By Ruth Plumly Thompson: THE ROYAL BOOK OF OZ KABUMPO IN OZ THE COWARDLY LION OF OZ GRAMPA IN OZ THE LOST KING OF OZ THE HUNGRY TIGER OF OZ THE GNOME KING OF OZ THE GIANT HORSE OF OZ JACK PUMPKINHEAD OF OZ THE YELLOW KNIGHT OF OZ PIRATES IN OZ THE PURPLE PRINCE OF OZ OJO IN OZ SPEEDY IN OZ THE WISHING HORSE OF OZ CAPTAIN SALT IN OZ HANDY MANDY IN OZ THE SILVER PRINCESS IN OZ OZOPLANING WITH THE WIZARD OF OZ

  By John R. Neill: THE WONDER CITY OF OZ SCALAWAGONS OF OZ LUCKY BUCKY IN OZ

  By Jack Snow: THE MAGICAL MIMICS IN OZ THE SHAGGY MAN OF OZ

  By Rachel R. Cosgrove: THE HIDDEN VALLEY OF OZ

  By Eloise Jarvis McGraw & Lauren McGraw Wagner: MERRY GO ROUND IN OZ

  Chicago THE REILLY & LEE CO. _Publishers_

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  _The Magic of Oz_]

  Dorothy _and the_ Wizard]

  THE MAGIC OF OZ

  A Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in their successful search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz

  BY L. FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz"

 

  ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN R. NEILL

  The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago

 

  Copyright 1919 By L Frank Baum All Rights Reserved MADE IN U.S.A.

 

  I Dedicate this Book to the Children of our Soldiers, the Americans andtheir Allies, with unmeasured Pride and Affection. L. F. B.

  THE HUNGRY TIGER AND THE COWARDLY LION]

 

  TO MY READERS

  Curiously enough, in the events which have taken place in the last fewyears in our "great outside world," we may find incidents so marvelousand inspiring that I cannot hope to equal them with stories of The Landof Oz.

  However, "The Magic of Oz" is really more strange and unusual thananything I have read or heard about on our side of The Great SandyDesert which shuts us off from The Land of Oz, even during the pastexciting years, so I hope it will appeal to your love of novelty.

  A long and confining illness has prevented my answering all the goodletters sent me--unless stamps were enclosed--but from now on I hope tobe able to give prompt attention to each and every letter with which myreaders favor me.

  Assuring you that my love for you has never faltered and hoping the OzBooks will continue to give you pleasure as long as I am able to writethem, I am Yours affectionately, L. FRANK BAUM, "Royal Historian of Oz."

  "OZCOT" at HOLLYWOOD in CALIFORNIA 1919