L. Frank Baum's work is universally celebrated and The Wonderful Wizard
of Oz is known worldwide, in particular for its 1939 musical film
adaptation starring Judy Garland as Dorothy. Published in 1900, The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz depicted the young farm girl Dorothy and her pet
dog Toto, who are swept away to the Land of Oz in a cyclone. Baum was
inspired by the works of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen,
focusing on manipulating the fairy tale tradition with an American feel
in the Oz series. This edition collects together the best of L. Frank
Baum's Oz works, taking material from the very first 1900 publication of
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and subsequent novels including Ozma of Oz,
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and The Lost Princess of Oz.