L. Frank Baum Books In Order
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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 |
Oz, The Complete Collection, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz / Glinda of Oz / The Royal Book of Oz | (2013) | 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
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 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz: Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Emerald City of Oz | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Aunt Jane's Nieces Books
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
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
The Flying Girl | (1911) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Flying Girl and Her Chum | (1911) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Magical Creatures Books
Publication Order of Mary Louise Books
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 | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Adventures of Mary Louise | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mary Louise Series | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Prairie Tales Books
Publication Order of Trot & Cap'n Bill Books
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 | (1905) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Annabel | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
John Dough and the Cherub | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Annabel | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daughters of Destiny | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Policeman Bluejay / Babes in Birdland | (1907) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tamawaca Folks | (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 | (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 | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bandit Jim Crow | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sugar-Loaf Mountain | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prince Mud-Turtle | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle's Enchantment | (1906) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Oz-Story Magazine Books
Oz-Story 1 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz-Story 2 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz-Story 3 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz-Story 4 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz-Story 5 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz-Story 6 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Oz Continued Books
The Royal Book of Oz | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Royal Book of Oz | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kabumpo in Oz | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cowardly Lion of Oz | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Grampa in Oz | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lost King of Oz, #19) | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hungry Tiger of Oz | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gnome King of Oz | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giant Horse of Oz | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Yellow Knight of Oz | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pirates in Oz | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Purple Prince of Oz | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ojo in Oz | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Speedy in Oz | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wishing Horse of Oz | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Captain Salt in Oz | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Handy Mandy in Oz | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Silver Princess in Oz | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wonder City of Oz | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scalawagons of Oz | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lucky Bucky in Oz | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magical Mimics In Oz | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magical Mimics in Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shaggy Man of Oz | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Merry Go Round in Oz | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Runaway in Oz | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rundelstone of Oz | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Emerald Wand of Oz | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trouble Under Oz | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adventures in Oz | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sky Pyrates Over Oz | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Over the Rainbow: Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Locked In: An Anthology of Locked Room Stories | (1987) | 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 |
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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