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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum
A Kansas girl is swept to a magical land and journeys to find her way home.

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More than a children's fairy tale — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the book that invented American fantasy and never stopped reshaping the culture.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum · Chapter I: The Cyclone
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Chapter I The Cyclone Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four…

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Table of contents

  1. Table of ContentsContents
  2. Chapter I: The CycloneFree
  3. Chapter II: The Council with the MunchkinsFree
  4. Chapter III: How Dorothy Saved the ScarecrowFree
  5. Chapter IV: The Road Through the ForestFree
  6. Chapter V: The Rescue of the Tin WoodmanFree
  7. Chapter VI: The Cowardly LionFree
  8. Chapter VII: The Journey to the Great OzFree
  9. Chapter VIII: The Deadly Poppy FieldFree
  10. Chapter IX: The Queen of the Field MiceFree
  11. Chapter X: The Guardian of the GateFree
  12. Chapter XI: The Wonderful City of OzFree
  13. Chapter XII: The Search for the Wicked WitchFree
  14. Chapter XIII: The RescueFree
  15. Chapter XIV: The Winged MonkeysFree
  16. Chapter XV: The Discovery of Oz, the TerribleFree
  17. Chapter XVI: The Magic Art of the Great HumbugFree
  18. Chapter XVII: How the Balloon Was LaunchedFree
  19. Chapter XVIII: Away to the SouthFree
  20. Chapter XIX: Attacked by the Fighting TreesFree
  21. Chapter XX: The Dainty China CountryFree
  22. Chapter XXI: The Lion Becomes the King of BeastsFree
  23. Chapter XXII: The Country of the QuadlingsFree
  24. Chapter XXIII: Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s WishFree
  25. Chapter XXIV: Home AgainFree

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