| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Contributor(s): Baum, L. Frank (Author), Bradbury, Ray (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 081297011X ISBN-13: 9780812970111 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: L. Frank Baum's timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the fi rst 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 fi rst 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 of us continue to seek out the story of Oz--and be nourished by it. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the defi nitive fi rst edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003053988 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.32" W x 8.02" (0.36 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 of us continue to seek out the story of Oz--and be nourished by it. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the definitive first edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author. |