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Tag Archives: robin brown
Everybody Gets a Crown
Someone recently asked me whether Betsy Bobbin and Trot were ever made princesses within the Oz series. L. Frank Baum never gives them this title, and neither does Ruth Plumly Thompson in her earlier books, but she does in later … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Uncategorized
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Free Ride, Whee Ride, Spree Ride, Glee Ride
The latest issue of The Baum Bugle has an article by David Maxine about Eloise Jarvis McGraw’s writing process for Merry Go Round in Oz, one of the most tightly plotted books in the Oz series. Indeed, it’s so well … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Dick Martin, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Gender, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged chapter three, circlets of halidom, david maxine, halidom, humpy the dummy, international wizard of oz club, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jubulut, kabumpo in oz, merry go round, merry go round in oz, mombi, over the rainbow to oz, oziana, ozma, pastoria, robin brown, robin hess, robin olderman, roundabout, ruth berman, sir greves, the baum bugle, the lost king of oz, the magic of oz, the wishing horse of oz, wizard of oz
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A Pauper, on the Other Hand, Is Ruling, Strong and Wise
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s three companions all end up as rulers: the Scarecrow of the Emerald City, the Tin Woodman of the Winkie Country, and the Cowardly Lion of the Quadling Forest. In later books, only Nick … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, L. Frank Baum, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson
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Do Come Orphan On Again
Is there any significant narrative reason for Dorothy to be an orphan living with her aunt and uncle? It’s often the case that someone not living with their parents leads to a later reveal, about how they’re the child of … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Fairy Tales, Harry Potter, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars
Tagged aunt em, betsy bobbin, bob up, button-bright, dorothy gale, jenny jump, orphans, ozma of oz, peter brown, robin brown, speedy, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, trot griffiths, uncle henry
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The Wizard of Oz and the Wizard of England
The Arthurian legends have had a profound effect on British fantasy, and some of that has carried over to the United States as well. Merlin, especially, seems to make a lot of appearances in recent fantasy fiction, having been everything … Continue reading
Posted in British, Characters, Harry Potter, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz
Tagged gina wickwar, john dough and the cherub, king arthur, king richard coeur de leon, kinglet of phreex, margaret berg, merlin, merry go round in oz, morgan le fay, nebbie, ozma, pastoria, piers anthony, robin brown, ruth plumly thompson, sir gareth, sir hokus of pokes, sonny burns, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, toto of oz, wizard of oz, xanth
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