American Fairy Tales

Written by L. Frank Baum

Narrated by Matthew Reece

American Fairy Tales: classic folk stories and fairy tales of L. Frank Baum.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Jul 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781518928475

L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author of children’s literature and pioneer of fantasy fiction. He demonstrated an active imagination and a skill for writing from a young age, encouraged by his father who bought him the printing press with which he began to publish several journals. Although he had a lifelong passion for theater, Baum found success with his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), a self-described “modernized fairy tale” that led to thirteen sequels, inspired several stage and radio adaptations, and eventually, in 1939, was immortalized in the classic film starring Judy Garland.