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Literary History Drags On

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Nathan

I shared this article on the history of dragons in Western literature on Facebook, and there was a comment about how Oz wasn’t represented in it. It does, however, quote Ruth Berman, a long-time Oz fan; and I think she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Characters, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a story about dragons, dismocolese, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dragonettes, dragons, edith nesbit, enorma, evangeline, grampa in oz, grand gheewizard, isa poso, jabberwock, kenneth grahame, king terribus of spor, pumperdink, purple dragon, queen erma, quiberon, quox, ruth berman, sir hokus of pokes, somewhere, st. george, the book of dragons, the dragon of pumperdink, the enchanted island of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the giant horse of oz, the magical monarch of mo, the reluctant dragon, the royal book of oz, the tin woodman of oz, through the looking-glass, tik-tok of oz, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

Lovable and Not-So-Lovable Rogues

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve now read a few of the Best of the Baum Bugle volumes I just recently purchased, and there are some interesting articles in there, including some on the Nome King and L. Frank Baum’s other villains. I’ve already covered … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower, Focus on the Foes, Humor, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged abrog, baum's other villains, bell-snickle, boolooroo of the blues, bortag, bustabo, c. warren hollister, chalk, conjo, crunch, dorothy and the wizard in oz, faleero, giants, glegg, gludwig the glubrious, grampa in oz, grand gallipoot, growleywogs, guph, gwig, handy mandy in oz, judy pike, kabumpo in oz, kiki aru, king skamperoo, king strutoovious vii, king terribus of spor, loxo the lucky, lucky bucky in oz, merry go round in oz, mimics, mombi, mooj, mustafa of mudge, nome king, ozma and the little wizard, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, pirates in oz, prince marvel, queen ann soforth, quiberon, red rogue, roundelay, singra, sir greves, sky island, slyddwyn, speedy in oz, sultan of samandra, terp the terrible, the baum bugle, the best of the baum bugle, the cowardly lion of oz, the decline and fall of the nome king, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted apples of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the giant horse of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the little wizard stories of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the magical mimics in oz, the purple prince of oz, the rundelstone of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the sea fairies, the shaggy man of oz, the wicked witch of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, ugu the shoemaker, water of oblivion, wizard of oz, wizard of wutz, zog | Leave a comment

Princess of Power

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Nathan

In case you didn’t know, Ozma’s birthday was on Sunday, so I should probably write an Ozma-centered entry. I know I’ve discussed the ruler’s magical powers in the past, but I can’t find a post where I did so. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Uncategorized | Tagged conjo, david hulan, dot and tot of merryland, fairies, fairy beavers, general blug, general guph, glinda of oz, high ki of twi, jellia jamb, kabumpo in oz, king terribus of spor, magic picture, magic wands, mimics, mrs. yoop, nomes, ozma, ozma of oz, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, polychrome, prince marvel, queen aquareine, queen dolly, rinkitink in oz, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the lost king of oz, the magic carpet of oz, the magical mimics in oz, the scalawagons of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the sea fairies, the shaggy man of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonder city of oz, tommy kwikstep, wizard of oz, woot the wanderer | 3 Comments

Making a Killing

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Nathan

For someone who wanted to leave out the heartaches and nightmares from his fairy tales, L. Frank Baum included a fair number of executioners. I suspect this is partially due to the influence of Lewis Carroll, whose Queen of Hearts … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Characters, Lewis Carroll, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, charles napoleon bonaparte evans, executioners, fool-killer, gilbert and sullivan, gryphon, jesse holmes, john dough and the cherub, king terribus of spor, kinglet of phreex, maria simpson, noland, nome king, nomes, o. henry, ojo in oz, pang, prince marvel, princess fluff, queen of hearts, queen zixi of ix, reachard, sir john tenniel, tellydeb, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the mikado, tik-tok of oz | 3 Comments

Double Your Fun

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Nathan

One idea that’s shown up several times in Oz and related books is that of a place where everything is double. I believe the first appearance of the theme is in The Enchanted Island of Yew, in which Prince Marvel … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged double up, frank joslyn baum, high ki of twi, kabumpo, ki of twi, ki-ki of twi, king randywell, king terribus of spor, king too too ii, nerle, prince marvel, princess cozytoes, red jinn, scoodlers, sissajig, the enchanted island of yew, the laughing dragon of oz, the purple prince of oz, tommy and the flying slippers, twi, twinlet-town, two city, wul-takim | 1 Comment

Dwarf Stars

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Nathan

As I indicated here, the modern concept of dwarfs seems to largely derive from the dark elves of Norse mythology, although they’ve diverged in modern fantasy and fairy tales. These creatures were said to dwell underground in the world of … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Characters, Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged an ozzy adventure, bill eubank, cowardly lion, dwarves, elves, king terribus of spor, nome king, nomes, ojo in oz, pat the prime patter, queen roganda, svartalfheim, the enchanted island of yew, the enchanted tree of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, thor, unicorners, unicorns, whutter wee, wicked witch of the west | 2 Comments

What Happened to Yew?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Nathan

In The Enchanted Island of Yew, L. Frank Baum wrote about a fantasy land that bears some resemblance to his other locations, but has no clear connections to them. The story involves a female fairy who is transformed into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Dulabone, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, L. Frank Baum, Marcus Mebes, Oz, Oz Authors, Places | Tagged do it for oz, fairies, king terribus of spor, prince bobo, prince marvel, red rogue of dawna, the enchanted island of yew, the royal explorers of oz | 9 Comments

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