The Wizard of Oz
Written by L. Frank Baum
Narrated by Ron Knowles
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About this audiobook
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.
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Reviews for The Wizard of Oz
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is how it all started. I love hearing the original version that the author created.
It’s different from the Judy Garland movie. It’s interesting to hear storylines that weren’t brought into the movie.
There is so much more that follows this story...over a dozen other stories. I hope to explore each here at Scribd. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I don't have time to read so I love the audiobook
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That was such a beautiful tale I'm So sad it ended