John R. Neill: The Marvelous Land of Oz

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Written By: John

The Oz books have, of course, gone though countless reprintings and adaptations. As with some other books, I was surprised that the images were not more readily and freely available online. This, the second book in the series, introduces many of the major characters who appear throughout the rest of the books. It also revises the history of Oz a bit, re-casting the Wizard in a less flattering light and changing the history to get Ozma (Tip) into the framework.

The entire text of the book (no illustrations) online at Project Gutenberg. Links to the the full text of the first 15 books in the Oz series are available through Gutenberg as well HERE.
Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman and Also the Strange Experiences of the Highly-Magnified Woggle-Bug, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Animated Saw-Horse and the Gump
Author: L. Frank Baum
Artist: John R. Neill
Publisher: Reilly & Britton
Date Published: 1904

All the images are available for download at full resolution in the GALLERY.

Tip stood the figure up and admired it

"Tip stood the figure up and admired it"

The boy stretched himself upon the grass

"The boy stretched himself upon the grass"

Its the fashion here, said the soldier

"'It's the fashion here,' said the soldier"

Dont you believe her, Your Majesty! cried Jack

"'Don't you believe her, Your Majesty!' cried Jack"

The Saw-Horse rocked and rolled over the fields

"The Saw-Horse rocked and rolled over the fields"

The faces looked upon the astonished band with mocking smiles

"The faces looked upon the astonished band with mocking smiles"

The Stranger removed his hat with a flourish

"The Stranger removed his hat with a flourish"

The mice hide themselves in The Scarecrows straw

"The mice hide themselves in The Scarecrow's straw"

Seated within the throne was General Jinjur

"Seated within the throne was General Jinjur"

This cast a gloom over the entire party

"This cast a gloom over the entire party"

The Gump soared swiftly and majestically away

"The Gump soared swiftly and majestically away"

His axe fairly flashed among the jackdaws

"His axe fairly flashed among the jackdaws"

Glinda searches the records

"Glinda searches the records"

The Tin Woodman plucks the rose

"The Tin Woodman plucks the rose"

The Griffin sprang through the wall of the tent

"The Griffin sprang through the wall of the tent"

The Scarecrow as Royal Treasurer

"The Scarecrow as Royal Treasurer"

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