L Frank Baum

`The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick,' said the Witch; `so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you.' A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy and her little dog Toto to the magical Land of Oz, where wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. But Dorothy has made an enemy of the Wicked Witch of the West. With her new friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, they brave many dangers in search of the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City at the heart of Oz to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire - only to find that they already possess it. Published at the dawn of the twentieth century, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) immediately captivated child and adult readers alike. This new edition includes many of W. W. Denslow's original illustrations, and the introduction considers both the famous MGM film version and recent literary theory in a fascinating discussion of this children's classic. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A Classic Baum FairytaleAvailable for the first time in over twenty-five years Beautifully restored facsimile of the original 1906 First Edition Foreword by Baum Scholar J. L. BellALL of John R. Neill's illustrationsReproduced in black and whiteBigger and better than ever L. Frank Baum's John Dough and the Cherub has been unavailable in any complete edition with John R. Neill's illustrations since the late 1970s - but now it's back in the most beautiful edition since it was first published in 1906 Hungry Tiger Press has prepared a lovely photo-facsimile from first state copies of the 1906 edition. We have meticulously prepared each of John R. Neill's lively illustrations to accurately reproduce in crisply detailed black-and-white. Baum scholar J. L. Bell has written an informative foreword, detailing how Baum came to write John Dough and the Cherub. So come journey with John Dough the Gingerbread Man, his good friends Chick the Cherub and Para Bruin the Rubber Bear, and as Baker par excellence Jules Grogrande would say, "Bon appetit "