Wizard of Oz

A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy to the magical land of Oz, where she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. Together they search for the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City to ask him to grant them what they most desire - only tofind that they already possess it. Published at the dawn of thetwentieth century, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) immediatelycaptivated child and adult readers alike. This new edition includesmany of W. W. Denslow's original illustrations, and the introductionconsiders both the famous MGM film version and recent literary theoryin a fascinating discussion of this children's classic.