"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written by L. Frank Baum in 1899 and
published by the George M. Hill Company in 1900. It was penned as an
American-styled fairy-tale. Being a children's novel, it was profusely
illustrated by the imaginative W.W. Denslow. Baum tells a captivating
tale of a young Kansas farm girl and her dog Toto who are accidentally
carried away by a cyclone and transported to the Land of Oz. "The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is arguably one of the most popular stories in
American literature having sold millions of copies, and reprinted many
times by various publishers, as well as being translated into numerous
languages. The story saw almost immediate success when in 1902 it was
adapted as a Broadway musical. This triumph was followed in 1939 when it
became the cinema classic starring Julie Garland-"The Wizard of Oz."
This reprint is a true reproduction of the author's original text and
features many of the drawings that Denslow produced for the 1900
edition.