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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1900 · Adventure, Fantasy, Children's & Fable

Swept from the grey Kansas prairie by a cyclone, young Dorothy and her dog Toto land in the marvellous Land of Oz — and must follow a road of yellow brick to the Emerald City, where the great Wizard may know the way home. Along the way she gathers three unforgettable friends: a Scarecrow who longs for brains, a Tin Woodman who aches for a heart, and a Cowardly Lion in search of courage. L. Frank Baum's beloved 1900 fairy tale, the first great American fairy story, in a fully illustrated edition.

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This edition

Title
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author
L. Frank Baum (1856–1919)
First published
1900
Illustrated plates
41 original artworks · 19 open to everyone
Chapters
24 · about 39,417 words
Reading time
2 h 38 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
August 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
Source text
Project Gutenberg #55

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