The Wizard of Oz

A collectible hardcover edition of L. Frank Baum’s classic to celebrate the forthcoming film adaptation of Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo,Ariana GrandeMichelle YeohJeff Goldblumand Jonathan Baileyand directed by Jon M. Chu A Penguin Hardcover Classic This fully annotated volume collects three of Baum’s fourteen Oz novels in which he developed his utopian vision and which garnered an immense and loyal following. The Wizard of Oz (1900) introduces Dorothywho arrives from Kansas and meets the Scarecrowthe Tin Woodmanthe Cowardly Lionand a host of other characters. The Emerald City of Oz (1910) finds DorothyAunt Emand Uncle Henry coming to Oz just as the wicked Nome King is plotting to conquer its people. In Baum’s final novelGlinda of Oz (1920)Dorothy and Princess Ozma try to prevent a battle between the Skeezers and the Flatheads. Tapping into a deeply rooted desire in himself and his loyal readers to live in a peaceful country which values the sharing of talents and giftsBaum’s imaginative creationlike all great utopian literatureholds out the possibility for change. Baum’s classics spawned many adaptationsincluding the 1939 Judy Garland-starring classic film The Wizard of Oz and Gregory McGuire’s novel 1995 WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITH OF THE WESTwhich was adapted into the second-highest grossing Broadway musical of all time Wicked (with a film version forthcoming in 2024 starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande). Also included is a selection of the original illustrations by W. W. Denslow and John R. Neilla jacketed hardcovertop-stainingand colored and printed endpapers.