<P> The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relate the fictional history of the Land of Oz . Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum, who went on to write fourteen full - length Oz books . All of the Baum written books are in the public domain in the United States . Even while he was alive, Baum was styled as "the Royal Historian of Oz" to emphasize the concept that Oz is an actual place . The illusion created was that characters such as Dorothy and Princess Ozma related their adventures in Oz to Baum themselves, by means of wireless telegraph . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Original and Official Oz Books by L. Frank Baum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cover </Th> <Th> Order </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Publisher </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Wonderful Wizard of Oz </Td> <Td> W.W. Denslow </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> George M. Hill Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> A little farm girl named Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, get swept away into the Land of Oz by a Kansas cyclone . Upon her arrival, she is hailed as a sorceress, liberates a living Scarecrow, meets a man made entirely of tin, and a Cowardly Lion . But all Dorothy really wants to know is how does she get home again . The ruler of Oz, the great Wizard, who resides in an Emerald City, may be the only one powerful enough to help her . (Also reprinted by various publishers under the names The New Wizard of Oz and The Wizard of Oz with occasional minor changes in the text . It was originally written as a one - shot book). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Marvelous Land of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1904 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> A little boy, Tip, escapes from his evil guardian, the witch Mombi, with the help of a walking wooden figure with a jack - o' - lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead (brought to life with the magic Powder of Life Tip stole from Mombi), as well as a living Sawhorse (created from the same powder). Tip ends up on an adventure with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman to help Scarecrow to recapture his throne from General Jinjur's army of girls . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ozma of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1907 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> While traveling to Australia with her Uncle Henry, Dorothy is swept overboard with a hen named Billina . They land in Ev, a country across the desert from Oz, and, together with new - found mechanical friend Tik - Tok, they must save Ev's royal family from the evil Nome King . With Princess Ozma's help, they finally return to Oz . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> On her way back from Australia, Dorothy visits her cousin, Zeb, in California . They are soon swallowed up by an earthquake, along with Zeb's horse Jim and Dorothy's cat Eureka . The group soon meets up with the Wizard and all travel underground back to Oz . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> The Road to Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1909 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man, and while trying to find the road to Butterfield, they get lost on an enchanted road . As they travel they meet the rainbow's daughter, Polychrome, and a little boy, Button - Bright . They have all sorts of strange adventures on the way to Oz . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> The Emerald City of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1910 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em come to live in Oz permanently . While they tour through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is tunneling beneath the desert to invade Oz . This was originally intended to be the last book in the series . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> The Patchwork Girl of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1913 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> A Munchkin boy named Ojo must find a cure to free his Uncle Nunkie from a magical spell that has turned him into a statue . With the help of Scraps, an anthropomorphic patchwork doll, Ojo journeys through Oz to save his uncle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Tik - Tok of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Betsy Bobbin, a girl from Oklahoma, is shipwrecked with her mule, Hank, in the Rose Kingdom of Oz . She meets the Shaggy Man there and the two try to rescue the Shaggy Man's brother from the Nome King . This book is partly based upon Baum's stage musical, The Tik - Tok Man of Oz, which was in turn based on Ozma of Oz . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> The Scarecrow of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1915 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland . Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island . Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz . This was allegedly L. Frank Baum's personal favourite Oz book . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Rinkitink in Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1916 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink and their companions have adventures that lead to the land of the Nomes and, eventually, Oz . Baum originally wrote this book as a non-Oz book entitled King Rinkitink . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> The Lost Princess of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1917 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Britton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> When Princess Ozma mysteriously disappears, four search parties are sent out, one for each of Oz's four countries . Most of the book covers Dorothy and the Wizard's efforts to find her . Meanwhile, Cayke the Cookie Chef discovers that her magic dishpan (on which she bakes her famous cookies) has been stolen . Along with the Frogman, they leave their mountain in Winkie Country to find the pan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> The Tin Woodman of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> The Tin Woodman, whose real name is Nick Chopper, is unexpectedly reunited with the Munchkin Girl he had courted before he became a tin man . Sadly, she has a new love and no longer cares for him . As he attempts to regain her affection, Nick discovers a fellow tin man, Captain Fyter, as well as a Frankenstein monster - like creature, Chopfyt, made from their combined parts by the tinsmith, Ku - Klip . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> The Magic of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1919 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Ruggedo, former Nome King, tries to conquer Oz again with the help of a Munchkin boy, Kiki Aru . Meanwhile, it is also Ozma's birthday, and all of Oz's citizens are searching for the most unusual present for the little princess . This was published a month after Baum's death . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Glinda of Oz </Td> <Td> John R. Neill </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Reilly & Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Dorothy, Ozma and Glinda try to stop a war in the Gillikin Country . This was Baum's last Oz book, and was published posthumously . This book contains a dark scene (in the house of Red Reera), most likely due to Baum's failing health . There have been many other Oz books released since, although not written by Baum . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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