A beloved classic comes to life with this beautifully illustrated annotated edition on the 100th anniversary of Oz. The worlds leading Oz scholar illuminates all of the books contemporary references, provides fascinating character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word Oz. 146 illustrations, 56 in color. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale, but also one of the most controversial childrens books ever published. Michael Patrick Hearn, the worlds leading Oz scholar, provides a spellbinding annotated edition that illuminates all of Ozs numerous contemporary references, provides fascinating character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word Oz. A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W. W. Denslow -- scrupulously reproduced to mimic their correct colors, using a different color for each region of Oz -- as well as twenty-five previously unpublished illustrations. In addition, Hearn provides an extensive bibliography, compiling Baums published work, every notable Oz edition, and the stage and motion-picture productions from 1939s The Wizard of Oz to the 1974 Broadway smash The Wiz. The result is a classic to rival Baums own, and a book no familys library can do without.
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