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A Reign Over Rain
I believe the Rain King is first mentioned in Tik-Tok of Oz, in which we’re told, “The Rain King got too much water in his basin and spilled some over the brim. That made it rain in a certain part … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Gina Wickwar, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged fanny the weather witch, polychrome, rain king, rainbow, the hidden prince of oz, the purple prince of oz, the runaway in oz, the silver princess in oz, tik-tok of oz, weather
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An Elephant for All Kingdoms
Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Oz, is primarily a subject of the Kingdom of Pumperdink. In fact, he is an honorary Prince and Chancellor of the Realm, and advises King Pompus on everything from foreign policy to when to get … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, John R. Neill, March Laumer, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged elephants, kabumpo, king pompus, ojo, pumperdink, randy, regalia, seebania, the frogman of oz, the purple prince of oz
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Shoot ‘Em Up
I know there was an article in an old Baum Bugle called “Guns of Oz,” but I haven’t read it. In writing about guns in the Oz series, I’m probably going to mention many of the same things, however. The … Continue reading
Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged baum bugle, captain salt in oz, david hulan, dorothy and the wizard in oz, eric gjovaag, glinda of oz, grampa in oz, guns, handy mandy in oz, karyl carlson, lucky bucky in oz, notta bit more, ojo in oz, omby amby, oogaboo, ozma of oz, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, ozwoz, peter brown, pirates in oz, private jo files, queen ann in oz, skeezers, speedy in oz, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the forbidden fountain of oz, the glass cat of oz, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto, utensia
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Please Share My Umbrella
In Sky Island, we’re first introduced to Button-Bright‘s Magic Umbrella. This is an old and tattered-looking umbrella with a red elephant’s head on the handle, that has been in his family for generations. The family considers it to be lucky, … Continue reading
Posted in Atticus Gannaway, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, March Laumer, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged a wonderful journey in oz, button-bright, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jeremy steadman, magic umbrella, red jinn, sky island, the emerald ring of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the umbrellas of oz, time-travelling in oz, wizard of oz, yankee in oz
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Tunnel Vision
The Red Jinn in Oz, by Mildred L. Palmer – I’d heard about this book, which was written some time ago, but I’m not sure exactly when. I think it might have been in the fifties or so. Anyway, it … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Discworld, Humor, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett
Tagged cowardly lion, dorothy gale, faleero, lazlo woodbine, mildred l. palmer, ozma, red jinn, the emerald city of oz, the magicial mimics in oz, the purple prince of oz, the red jinn in oz, the shaggy man of oz, waiting for godalming, witches abroad
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Fairyland Indus Trees, Inc.
I was wondering recently about how industry works in Oz. While I would imagine many functions are fulfilled by small businesses and magical trees, there is the occasional mention of a factory. The Scalwagons are produced in a factory that … Continue reading
Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged carrot mountain, down town, emerald city, factories, indus tree, industry, merry go round in oz, roundabout, scalawagons, the hungry tiger of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scalawagons of oz, wackajammy, wizard of oz, yankee in oz
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Extras in Oz
Okay, I’m not ACTUALLY going to write an entire post about Blufferroo, like I said last week, although I could potentially cook up some kind of back story for him. I am, however, going to say a bit about the … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged jack pumpkinhead of oz, ojo in oz, pirates in oz, speedy in oz, the giant horse of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the magic of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the yellow knight of oz, who's who in oz
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Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Put All the Love Back in Me
When Charles Dodgson (better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll) expanded his original Alice’s Adventures Under Ground manuscript for publication as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, he added some characters who have become quite famous, including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad … Continue reading
Posted in Lewis Carroll, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, alice's adventures under ground, charles kingsley, duchess of wonderland, grampa in oz, john goldthwaite, kabumpo, kettywig, margaretha maultasch, morals, the natural history of make-believe, the purple prince of oz, the water-babies
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A Bitty Bit of Information
In The Wishing Horse of Oz, we meet Bitty Bit, the Seer of Some Summit. I said a little bit (or should that be “a BITTY bit”?) about him here, but I think he deserves a little more attention. Physically, … Continue reading
