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L. Frank Baum

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L. Frank Baum


Born
in Chittenango, New York, The United States
May 15, 1856

Died
May 05, 1919

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Influences
Matilda Joslyn Gage, Andrew Lang, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, ...more


also wrote under the names:
* Edith van Dyne,
* Floyd Akers,
* Schuyler Staunton,
* John Estes Cooke,
* Suzanne Metcalf,
* Laura Bancroft,
* Louis F. Baum,
* Captain Hugh Fitzgerald


Lyman Frank Baum, a known American, wrote especially The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and 13 other stories, including Ozma of Oz (1907).

Lyman Frank Baum, an author, actor, and independent filmmaker alongside illustrator William Wallace Denslow best created the today simply most popular books in literature of children. A plethora of other works include sequels, nine other fantasies, and 55 novels in total, 82 short prose, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous, and he made numerous attempts to bring his works to
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Average rating: 3.97 · 686,225 ratings · 31,104 reviews · 2,915 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ...

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Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

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The Marvelous Land of Oz (O...

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Dorothy and the Wizard in O...

3.75 avg rating — 13,975 ratings — published 1908 — 1382 editions
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The Road to Oz (Oz, #5)

3.74 avg rating — 12,327 ratings — published 1909 — 1239 editions
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The Emerald City of Oz (Oz,...

3.86 avg rating — 10,899 ratings — published 1910 — 1338 editions
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz (O...

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Oz: The Complete Collection...

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4.23 avg rating — 7,347 ratings — published 1920 — 5 editions
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Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8)

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Glinda of Oz (Oz, #14)

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More books by L. Frank Baum…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz Ozma of Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz The Road to Oz The Emerald City of Oz The Patchwork Girl of Oz
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The Sea Fairies Sky Island The Scarecrow of Oz
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Quotes by L. Frank Baum  (?)
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“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz

“Never give up... No one knows what's going to happen next.”
L. Frank Baum

“There is no place like home.”
L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Which 4 Christmas Stories do we want to read as a group? All of the nominations are available online

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
 
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The Burglar's ChristmasLouisa May Alcott
 
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Christmas at Red Butt L.M. Montgomery
 
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A Chaparral Christmas Gift byO. Henry
 
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The Christmas Present byRichmal Crompton
 
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The Romance of a Christmas CardKate Douglas Wiggin
 
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Life and Adventures of Santa ClausL. Frank Baum
 
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