The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
$37.39
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2004
Summary
L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both Baum and Shakespeare lived inside their heads with a mind gone wild with wanting, wishing, hoping, shaping, dreaming,” and it is this same hunger that makes all…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812970111 |
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| ISBN-10: | 081297011X |
| Author: | L. Frank Baum, Ray Bradbury |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 134mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“Baum was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were notimaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders, life.“Gore Vidal
“Baum was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders, life.”—Gore Vidal
About The Author
L. Frank Baum
Ray Bradbury is the renowned author of numerous novels, plays, and short stories, including The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, Dandelion Wine, and the screenplay for John Huston’s 1956 film Moby Dick. He lives in Los Angeles with one wife, three cats, four daughters, and eight grandchildren.
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