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The South Will Oz Again

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Nathan

As mentioned in the introduction, the cover picture of the 1980 Oziana, as drawn by Albert Chronic, references a passage in Captain Salt in Oz, specifically when the Captain says that the Wizard of Oz is building airships that would … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Food, Games, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Melody Grandy, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a study in orange, agga-groo, albert chronic, appearance, captain salt in oz, colonel cotton in oz, cowardly lion, dixie, edith hollister, g. mohrman, glegg, grampa in oz, great detective, how the cowardly lion met the hungry tiger, hungry tiger, judy bieber, kabumpo in oz, king gugu, miss cuttenclip, ozamaland, oziana, ozma, ozma of oz, question box, ragbad, ragej, railroads, samandra, sherlock holmes, the magic of oz, the sea fairies, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tim hollis, toto | 6 Comments

The Magic of the Written Word

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Nathan

Last week, I discussed signs that appear in the Oz series. This time, I’m going to look at a related topic, that of magical items or characters producing printed (or written; I don’t think it’s generally specified) messages, or accepting … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bill bored, clocker, dorothy gale, footpath, glegg, glinda, good witch of the north, great book of records, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, hurry-canes, kabumpo in oz, magic mirror, menankypoo, merry go round in oz, nox the ox, pajuka, pirates in oz, post man, prince philador, prophecy, question box, quiberon, red jinn, scrolls, the giant horse of oz, the gnome king of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the lost king of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, thun, wishes | 2 Comments

Magical Buildup

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve occasionally seen the question as to whether it was morally questionable for Dorothy to take the Magic Belt from the Nome King. I think she really didn’t have much choice, as he was determined to keep Ozma and her … Continue reading →

Posted in L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged dorothy gale, dr. pipt, grab bag, great book of records, handy mandy in oz, hardy-hood, kaliko, love magnet, magic belt, magic picture, much ado about kiki aru, nome king, ozma, ozma of oz, pirates in oz, powder of life, question box, sean patrick duffley, silence stone, silver hammer, standing-stick, the emerald city of oz, the magic of oz, ugu the shoemaker, water of oblivion, wishing pills, wizard of oz | 2 Comments

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