The Marvelous Land of Oz

Written by L. Frank Baum

Narrated by Erin Bateman

“For although I feel that I know a tremendous lot, I am not yet aware how much there is in the world to find out about. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish."

Return to the magical land of Oz in The Marvelous Land of Oz, the second book in L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz series.

The Marvelous Land of Oz begins soon after the events of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and follows the adventures of a young boy named Tip exploring a world where everything has been turned upside down after the departure of Dorothy. When Dorothy left, her friends The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were given rulership over the Emerald City and the Winkie Kingdom. But the Scarecrow’s rule of the Emerald City has been overthrown by an all-girl army, and Tip is recruited along with the Tin Woodman to help him get the city back.

As the band of adventurers travels through Oz, they encounter magic and mysteries, search for a lost princess, make many daring escapes, and meet a whole crew of fantastic creatures. The Marvelous Land of Oz will spark the imagination and draw listeners into L. Frank Baum’s beloved world of Oz.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
• Release date: Jul 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781662258572

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango in the state of New York. Educated mostly at home due to ill health, he was encouraged by his wealthy father to pursue his early interests in journalism and playwriting. He started his first magazine aged fifteen, had his own theatre at twenty-four and worked for many newspapers and periodicals before turning to children's fiction with stories he had made up for his own four sons. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, was his third bestselling book in as many years, and launched the series of Oz titles. Baum had moved with his family to Hollywood following the huge success of the books and stage adaptations. His own Oz Film Manufacturing Company failed to capitalize on the stories, and the hugely popular movie The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, was not made until twenty years after Baum's death in 1939.