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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Written by L. Frank Baum

    Narrated by Mike Manz

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    A new telling of the original text of L. Frank Baum's classic children's* fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

    Modern audiences may be surprised both by just how different the Judy Garland movie** was from the source text, and by how enjoyable the book is for listeners of all ages.

    *also suitable for adults

    **this audiobook does not synchronize with any psychedelic rock albums from the 1960s or 70s

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOphania
    Release dateFeb 20, 2020
    ISBN9781989835005
    Author

    L. Frank Baum

    Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango in the state of New York. Educated mostly at home due to ill health, he was encouraged by his wealthy father to pursue his early interests in journalism and playwriting. He started his first magazine aged fifteen, had his own theatre at twenty-four and worked for many newspapers and periodicals before turning to children's fiction with stories he had made up for his own four sons. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, was his third bestselling book in as many years, and launched the series of Oz titles. Baum had moved with his family to Hollywood following the huge success of the books and stage adaptations. His own Oz Film Manufacturing Company failed to capitalize on the stories, and the hugely popular movie The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, was not made until twenty years after Baum's death in 1939.

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