{"product_id":"the-wizard-of-oz-by-l-frank-baum-9780143138686","title":"The Wizard of Oz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning collectible hardcover edition of L. Frank Baum's classic features gorgeous printed and sprayed edges, and coloured endpapers designed with an Ex Libris bookplate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn time to celebrate the forthcoming film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and Jonathan Bailey, and directed by Jon M. Chu, this edition is a Penguin Hardcover Classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fully annotated volume collects three of Baum's fourteen Oz novels in which he developed his utopian vision and garnered an immense and loyal following. \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e (1900) introduces Dorothy, who arrives from Kansas and meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and a host of other characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Emerald City of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e (1910) finds Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry coming to Oz just as the wicked Nome King is plotting to conquer its people. In Baum's final novel, \u003cem\u003eGlinda of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e (1920), Dorothy and Princess Ozma try to prevent a battle between the Skeezers and the Flatheads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTapping into a deeply rooted desire in himself and his loyal readers to live in a peaceful country which values the sharing of talents and gifts, Baum's imaginative creation—like all great utopian literature—holds out the possibility for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaum's classics spawned many adaptations, including the 1939 Judy Garland-starring classic film \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, and Gregory McGuire's novel \u003cem\u003eWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted into the second-highest grossing Broadway musical of all time, \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e (with a film version forthcoming in 2024 starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this edition is a selection of the original illustrations by W. W. Denslow and John R. Neill, a jacketed hardcover, and coloured and printed endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913406800108,"sku":"9780143138686","price":74.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780143138686.jpg?v=1731992605","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-wizard-of-oz-by-l-frank-baum-9780143138686","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}