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The Scarecrow of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1915 · 45,331 words

Sea-caverns, a frozen heart and an enchanter's spell are overcome by the Scarecrow's gentle wisdom.

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Opening

'Twixt You and Me

The Army of Children which besieged the Postoffice, conquered the Postmen and delivered to me its imperious Commands, insisted that Trot and Cap'n Bill be admitted to the Land of Oz, where Trot could enjoy the society of Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin and Ozma, while the one-legged sailor-man might become a comrade of the Tin Woodman, the Shaggy Man, Tik-Tok and all the other quaint people who inhabit this wonderful fairyland.

It was no easy task to obey this order and land Trot and Cap'n Bill safely in Oz, as you will discover by reading this book. Indeed, it required the best efforts of our dear old friend, the Scarecrow, to save them from a dreadful fate on the journey; but the story leaves them happily located in Ozma's splendid palace and Dorothy has promised me that Button-Bright and the three girls are sure to encounter, in the near future, some marvelous adventures in the Land of Oz, which I hope to be permitted to relate to you in the next Oz Book.

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Contents

  1. 'Twixt You and Me
  2. Chapter 1 — The Great Whirlpool
  3. Chapter 2 — The Cavern Under the Sea
  4. Chapter 3 — The Ork
  5. Chapter 4 — Daylight at Last
  6. Chapter 5 — The Little Old Man of the Island
  7. Chapter 6 — The Flight of the Midgets
  8. Chapter 7 — The Bumpy Man
  9. Chapter 8 — Button-Bright is Lost and Found Again
  10. Chapter 9 — The Kingdom of Jinxland
  11. Chapter 10 — Pon, the Gardener's Boy
  12. Chapter 11 — The Wicked King and Googly-Goo
  13. Chapter 12 — The Wooden-Legged Grass-Hopper
  14. Chapter 13 — Glinda the Good and the Scarecrow of Oz
  15. Chapter 14 — The Frozen Heart
  16. Chapter 15 — Trot Meets the Scarecrow
  17. Chapter 16 — Pon Summons the King to Surrender
  18. Chapter 17 — The Ork Rescues Button-Bright
  19. Chapter 18 — The Scarecrow Meets an Enemy
  20. Chapter 19 — The Conquest of the Witch
  21. Chapter 20 — Queen Gloria
  22. Chapter 21 — Dorothy, Betsy and Ozma
  23. Chapter 22 — The Waterfall
  24. Chapter 23 — The Land of Oz
  25. Chapter 24 — The Royal Reception

About this edition

Source: Project Gutenberg #51263

Public domain: First published 1915; public domain in the United States.

What’s included: The complete text.

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