num_pages: 396
description: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale. Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading Oz scholar, now provides a fascinating new annotation that not only reacquaints readers with the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, but also illuminates the colorful background of this treasured American classic. This edition explores numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz." A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable "Oz" edition, and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's The Wizard of Oz, to the 1974 Broadway hit, The Wiz. A beautiful, awe-inspiring work, The Annotated Wizard of Oz is an enduring tribute to the timeless joy of The Wizard of Oz, and a classic to rival Baum's own.
language: English
title: The Annotated Wizard of Oz
titlecomplete: The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
characters: Kalidahs, Stork, Scarecrow, Uncle Henry, Gayelette, Wizard of Oz, Boq, Winkies, Hammer-Heads, Wicked Witch of the West, Queen of the Field Mice, Toto, Quelala, Glinda, Munchkins, Cowardly Lion, Good Witch of the North, Guardian of the Gates, Aunt Em, Jellia Jamb, Dorothy Gale, Wicked Witch of the East, Winged Monkeys, Tin Woodman, Uncle Henry, Dorothy Gale, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, Wizard of Oz, Toto, Aunt Em, Good Wi, Omby Amby
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Audiobook, Literature, Fiction, Magic
ratings_count: 441035
places: Oz, Kansas
series: Oz
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company