The Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz  (1910)  by L. Frank Baum

Chapter 1. How the Nome King Became Angry→

Author's Note

Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. Once on a time I really imagined myself "an author of fairy tales," but now I am merely an editor or private secretary for a host of youngsters whose ideas I am requestsed to weave into the thread of my stories.

These ideas are often clever. They are also logical and interesting. So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends.

My, what imaginations these children have developed! Sometimes I am fairly astounded by their daring and genius. There will be no lack of fairy-tale authors in the future, I am sure. My readers have told me what to do with Dorothy, and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and I have obeyed their mandates. They have also given me a variety of subjects to write about in the future: enough, in fact, to keep me busy for some time. I am very proud of this alliance. Children love these stories because children have helped to create them. My readers know what they want and realize that I try to please them. The result is very satisfactory to the publishers, to me, and (I am quite sure) to the children.

I hope, my dears, it will be a long time before we are obliged to dissolve partnership.

L. FRANK BAUM.
Coronado, 1910

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Contents

• Chapter 1: How the Nome King Became Angry
• Chapter 2: How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble
• Chapter 3: How Ozma Granted Dorothy's Request
• Chapter 4: How The Nome King Planned Revenge
• Chapter 5: How Dorothy Became a Princess
• Chapter 6: How Guph Visited the Whimsies
• Chapter 7: How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion
• Chapter 8: How the Grand Gallipoot Joined The Nomes
• Chapter 9: How the Wogglebug Taught Athletics
• Chapter 10: How the Cuttenclips Lived
• Chapter 11: How the General Met the First and Foremost
• Chapter 12: How they Matched the Fuddles
• Chapter 13: How the General Talked to the King
• Chapter 14: How the Wizard Practiced Sorcery
• Chapter 15: How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost
• Chapter 16: How Dorothy Visited Utensia
• Chapter 17: How They Came to Bunbury
• Chapter 18: How Ozma Looked into the Magic Picture
• Chapter 19: How Bunnybury Welcomed the Strangers
• Chapter 20: How Dorothy Lunched With a King
• Chapter 21: How the King Changed His Mind
• Chapter 22: How the Wizard Found Dorothy
• Chapter 23: How They Encountered the Flutterbudgets
• Chapter 24: How the Tin Woodman Told the Sad News
• Chapter 25: How the Scarecrow Displayed His Wisdom
• Chapter 26: How Ozma Refused to Fight for Her Kingdom
• Chapter 27: How the Fierce Warriors Invaded Oz
• Chapter 28: How They Drank at the Forbidden Fountain
• Chapter 29: How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell
• Chapter 30: How the Story of Oz Came to an End