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Publication Order of Oz Books

with Eric Shanower, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Jack Zipes
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / The Wizard of Oz (1900)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Marvelous Land of Oz / The Land of Oz (1904)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ozma of Oz (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Road to Oz (1909)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Emerald City of Oz (1910)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rinkitink in Oz (1916)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Magic of Oz (1919)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Glinda of Oz (1920)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Oz Children's Books

The Woggle-Bug Book (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
TikTok and the Nome King (1913)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Oz Collections

The Annotated Wizard of Oz (1900)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1913)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Marvel's Oz Graphic Novels

The Marvelous Land of Oz (By: Eric Shanower) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz: Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz (By: Eric Shanower,Skottie Young) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Emerald City of Oz (By: Eric Shanower) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Aunt Jane's Nieces Books

as Edith Van Dyne
Aunt Jane's Nieces (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville (1908)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work (1909)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces In Society (1910)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation (1912)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch (1913)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West (1914)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross (1915)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Boy Fortune Hunters Books

as Floyd Akers
The Boy Fortune Hunters of Alaska (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt (1908)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Boy Fortune Hunters in China (1909)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan (1910)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Daring Twins Books

The Secret of the Lost Fortune (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Phoebe Daring (1912)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Flying Girl Books

as Edith Van Dyne
The Flying Girl (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Flying Girl and Her Chum (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Magical Creatures Books

with W.B. Yeats, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Elliott O'Donnell, Wirt Sikes
The Ogre of Rashomon (By: Yei Theodora Ozaki) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Ogre of Rashomon (By: Yei Theodora Ozaki) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malevolent Banshe: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Alleged Counterparts of the Banshee: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Alleged Counterparts of the Banshee: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Occult Powers of Goats and Other Welsh Tales of Goblins, Fairies, Gnomes, and Elves: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Occult Powers of Goats and Other Welsh Tales of Goblins, Fairies, Gnomes, and Elves: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Bells that Committed Murder: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Bells that Committed Murder: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (0)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Taming the Pooka, Celtic Tales of the Trickster Fairy: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: W.B. Yeats) (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Occult Powers of Goats and Other Welsh Tales of Goblins, Fairies, Gnomes, and Elves: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
It Moans on Land and Sea and Other Welsh Tales from the Spirit World: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malevolent Banshe: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malevolent Banshe: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malevolent Banshe: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malevolent Banshe: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Goblins of Electricity: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Goblins of Electricity: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Wirt Sikes) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Alleged Counterparts of the Banshee: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Alleged Counterparts of the Banshee: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Changelings: Or, Beware Baby Snatchers of the Fairy Kingdom: Magical Creatures, a Weiser Books Collection (By: W.B. Yeats,Varla Ventura,T. Crofton Croken) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Bogle at the Crossroads: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Elliott O'Donnell) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Ogre of Rashomon: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Yei Theodora Ozaki,Varla Ventura) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
House that Stood on Chicken Feet: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (By: Varla Ventura) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Mary Louise Books

as Edith Van Dyne
Mary Louise (1916)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mary Louise in the Country (1916)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery (1917)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls (1918)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier (1919)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman (By: Emma Speed Sampson) (1922)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Prairie Tales Books

The Discontented Gopher (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Trot & Cap'n Bill Books

The Sea Fairies (1911)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sky Island (1912)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Our Landlady (1891)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dot and Tot of Merryland (1901)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Master Key (1902)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Enchanted Island of Yew (1903)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Queen Zixi of Ix (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fate of a Crown (As:Schuyler Staunton) (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Annabel (By: Suzanne Metcalf) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
John Dough and the Cherub (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Annabel (By: Suzanne Metcalf) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Daughters of Destiny (As: Schuyler Staunton) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Policeman Bluejay / Babes in Birdland (As: Laura Bancroft) (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tamawaca Folks (As: John Estes Cooke) (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Last Egyptian (1908)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies (1953)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People (1968)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Mother Goose in Prose (1897)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
By the Candelabra's Glare (1898)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Father Goose, His Book (1899)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A New Wonderland / The Magical Monarch of Mo (1900)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Army Alphabet (1900)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Navy Alphabet (1900)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
American Fairy Tales (1901)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Twinkle and Chubbins: Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Father Goose's Year Book (1907)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Oz-Man Tales: The Yellow Hen and Other Stories (1916)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Animal Fairy Tales (1969)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Purple Dragon and Other Fantasies (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Santa Claus Stories (2020)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Master Key (1901)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Enchanted Buffalo (1905)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Prairie-Dog Town (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mr. Woodchuck (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Bandit Jim Crow (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sugar-Loaf Mountain (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Prince Mud-Turtle (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Twinkle's Enchantment (As: Laura Bancroft) (1906)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Oz-Story Magazine Books

Oz-Story 1 (With: David Maxine) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz-Story 2 (With: Harlan Ellison,Philip Jose Farmer,Eloise Jarvis McGraw) (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz-Story 3 (By: David Maxine) (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz-Story 4 (By: Eric Shanower) (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz-Story 5 (By: Eric Shanower) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oz-Story 6 (With: Harlan Ellison,Philip Jose Farmer,David Maxine,Eloise Jarvis McGraw) (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Oz Continued Books

with Sherwood Smith, Eric Shanower, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Royal Book of Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1921)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Royal Book of Oz (With: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1921)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kabumpo in Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1922)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1923)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Grampa in Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1924)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Lost King of Oz, #19) (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1925)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1926)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gnome King of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson,Michael Herring) (1927)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Giant Horse of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1928)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1929)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Yellow Knight of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1930)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Pirates in Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1931)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Purple Prince of Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1932)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ojo in Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1933)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Speedy in Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1934)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Wishing Horse of Oz (With: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1935)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Captain Salt in Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1936)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Handy Mandy in Oz (By: John R. Neill,Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1937)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Silver Princess in Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1938)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz (By: Ruth Plumly Thompson) (1939)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Wonder City of Oz (By: John R. Neill) (1940)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Scalawagons of Oz (By: John R. Neill) (1941)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lucky Bucky in Oz (By: John R. Neill) (1942)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Magical Mimics In Oz (By: Jack Snow) (1946)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Magical Mimics in Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition (By: Jack Snow,Frank Kramer,Adam Nicolai) (1946)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Shaggy Man of Oz (By: Jack Snow) (1949)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Merry Go Round in Oz (By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw,Dick Martin) (1963)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Runaway in Oz (By: John R. Neill) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Rundelstone of Oz (By: Eric Shanower,Eloise Jarvis McGraw) (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Emerald Wand of Oz (By: Sherwood Smith) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Trouble Under Oz (By: Sherwood Smith) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Adventures in Oz (By: Eric Shanower) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sky Pyrates Over Oz (By: Sherwood Smith) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Anthologies

Over the Rainbow(1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales(1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fantasy Stories(1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tales Before Tolkien(2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories(2023)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Best known for his books on the world of Oz, fantasy writer L. Frank Baum was a master within his field. Although many are aware of his work through the cinematic treatments given to them, he was quite adept at giving his material a far more darker sensibility than he’s given credit for. Not only that, but he also has a vast collection of other works produced that are often overlooked as well.

Early and Personal Life

Born on the 15th of May, 1856, in the Chittenango area of New York, L. Frank Baum lived for sixty-two years before his death in 1919 on the 6th of May. When he fell into a coma following a stroke, he woke briefly to say ‘now we can cross the shifting sands’ before slipping away, leaving behind a long and illustrious legacy. This was continued by the author Ruth Plumly Thompson, as she wrote more in the Oz series.

Well known for his opinions of female rights, he was an outspoken advocate for the suffragette movement happening during his time. This can be seen echoed within his work, with strong female characters as the protagonists, most notably that of Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Fighting against male oppression, they would typically overcome their traditional gender roles along with rallying against their male oppressors.

He was also seen as a key advocate for updating children’s fantasy, as he removed the harsh moralistic lessons of Grimm’s Fairy Tales bringing them into a more contemporary setting. His views on violence were also prominent as, despite using scenes of violence himself in his literature, he was against aggression as opposed to a lot of earlier fantasy stories. All this led to him becoming one of the most influential children’s fantasy authors of his time.

Writing Career

To begin with L. Frank Baum started out in the theater, as he’d always had a lifelong passion for the stage up until then. This was short-lived though, as his local theater company duped him into paying for their costume stock with false promises of being on the stage. Unperturbed, Baum soon returned to the stage and starred in a number of plays, as well as writing many of his own. It was only until a play of his titled ‘Matches’ ironically saw a fire during one of its runs, which unfortunately destroyed a large quantity of stock along with many manuscripts of his that were the only copies in existence.

Marrying the daughter of a famous feminist and influential suffragette, he found that his work was soon to be greatly inspired by her struggle. During this time he owned a store in South Dakota, but it quickly went bankrupt after he’d continually offer stock on credit. That was when he became editor of the local newspaper, whereby he’d write a column regularly for it titled ‘Our Landlady’. Here he featured a number of somewhat controversial opinions on the plight of the Indians, but it’s been lately contested that he was using irony and reverse psychology to influence popular opinion in their favor.

After the paper failed he turned his hand to writing becoming the successful author of children’s fantasy that he’s known as today. Creating a legacy with the likes of ‘The Wizard of Oz’, his stories are still popular to this day. This, along with the other various works he managed within the genre, has led to him being regarded as one of the most influential authors within his field for his time.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Perhaps the most famous of all novels from L. Frank Baum, this was originally published in 1900 on the 17th of May. Having been reprinted a number of times now, it was to feature the illustrations of W. W. Denslow, as it introduced readers to the magical land of Oz. The first in a long line of titles featuring this mysterious world, it helped launched a whole series of books that carried on long after Baum himself passed away.

Featuring the adventures of Dorothy Gale, the story begins in Kansas where she lives with her aunt and uncle on their farm. Bored with the bland, gray lifestyle there she dreams of excitement, which she finally gets in the form of a cyclone that carries her and her farmhouse off to the magical land of Oz. With her dog Toto accompanying her, she then embarks upon a quest given by the ‘good witch of the north’ after killing the Munchkin’s evil ruler, the ‘wicked witch of the east’. Setting out, she aims to seek the help of the famed ‘Wizard of Oz’ who can apparently assist her in returning home to Kansas.

On her way there she meets a cast of colorful characters who join her, such as the ‘Tin Woodman’, ‘The Cowardly Lion’ and ‘Scarecrow’. They then get into a series of adventures as they help the wizard with his task of freeing the lands from the tyranny of the ‘wicked witch of the west’. Notably made even more famous by its 1939 big-screen musical adaptation, it’s a timeless story that has left a legacy behind it.

Dot and Tot of Merryland

The last book to be illustrated by W. W. Denslow, this was published in 1901 post-Oz by L. Frank Baum. Although it didn’t meet with much commercial success, largely due to it being overshadowed by his work on Oz, it still remains an interesting curiosity for fans of Baum who might be interested in the other works he had to offer. Despite it not being so popular, it remains a pleasant story of a young girl named Dot who, along with a boy called Tot, both travel to Merryland.

Getting there by floating upon a river which flows down a tunnel, they reach the magical land to embark on a series of adventures there. With Merryland itself separated into seven different valleys, they proceed to explore the area to discover what lies beyond. Although it isn’t considered as part of the Oz series, it does have ties to it, as it references that the land of Oz lies nearby and later on in the Oz series characters from Merryland are briefly featured. Re-released in 1994, it provides further insight into the fantastical worlds created by Baum.

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