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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum
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Title: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Release Date: September 10, 2007 [EBook #22566]
Language: English
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[Illustration: DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD]
[Illustration: PICKING THE PRINCESS.]
DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ
BY
L. FRANK BAUM
AUTHOR OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE LAND OF OZ, OZMA OF OZ, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN R. NEILL
BOOKS OF WONDER WILLIAM MORROW & CO., INC. NEW YORK
[Illustration]
COPYRIGHT 1908 BY L. FRANK BAUM
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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[Illustration]
DEDICATED TO HARRIET A. B. NEAL.
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To My Readers
It's no use; no use at all. The children won't let me stop telling tales of the Land of Oz. I know lots of other stories, and I hope to tell them, some time or another; but just now my loving tyrants won't allow me. They cry: "Oz--Oz! more about Oz, Mr. Baum!" and what can I do but obey their commands?
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