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The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was

By Martin Gardner (Editor), Russel B. Nye (Editor)
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By Martin Gardner (Editor), Russel B. Nye (Editor)
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When Russel B. Nye and Martin Gardner teamed up to bring out a new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, theirs was the first critical analysis of L. Frank Baum American classic. The book opens with an essay by Nye, entitled "An Appreciation," which is an overview of Baum's creative and imaginative genius. Nye explores the reasons why earlier critics virtually ignored the Oz stories. Gardner, in his essay, "The Royal Historian of Oz," presents a brief biographical sketch, revealing little...

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LiteratureLiterary CriticismGenres & Literary FormsAmerican LiteratureChildren's & Young Adult Literature - Literary CriticismScience Fiction & Fantasy - Literary Criticism20th Century American Literature - Pre WWII - Literary CriticismBaum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) (1856-1919)->Wizard of Oz