Chapter I: Front Matter

The
Land of Oz

The Further Adventures of

A Sequel to
THE WIZARD OF OZ

by

L. Frank Baum

The Famous Oz Books

Since 1900 when L. Frank Baum introduced to the children of America THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ and all the other exciting characters who inhabit the land of Oz, these delightful fairy tales have stimulated the imagination of millions of young readers.

These are stories which are genuine fantasy--creative, funny, tender, exciting and surprising. Filled with the rarest and most absurd creatures, each of the =14= volumes which now comprise the series, has been eagerly sought out by generation after generation until today they are known to all except the very young or those who were never young at all.

When, in a recent survey, =The New York Times= polled a group of teenagers on the books they liked best when they were young, the Oz books topped the list.

_THE FAMOUS OZ BOOKS_

By L. Frank Baum:

THE WIZARD OF OZ
THE LAND OF OZ
OZMA OF OZ
DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ
THE ROAD TO OZ
THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ
THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ
TIK-TOK OF OZ
THE SCARECROW OF OZ
RINKITINK IN OZ
THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ
THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ
THE MAGIC OF OZ
GLINDA OF OZ

CHICAGO THE REILLY & LEE CO. _Publishers_

The
Land _of_ Oz
]

The
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;
the story being

A Sequel _to_ The Wizard _of_ Oz

By

L. Frank Baum

Author of Father Goose--His Book; The Wizard of Oz; The Magical Monarch
of Mo; The Enchanted Isle of Yew, The Life and Adventures _of_
Santa Claus; Dot and Tot of Merryland etc., etc.

PICTURED BY

John R. Neill

CHICAGO

THE REILLY & LEE COMPANY

Copyright 1904

by

L. Frank Baum

All rights reserved
]

Author's Note

After the publication of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" I began to
receive letters from children, telling me of their pleasure in
reading the story and asking me to "write something more" about the
Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. At first I considered these little
letters, frank and earnest though they were, in the light of pretty
compliments; but the letters continued to come during succeeding
months, and even years.

Finally I promised one little girl, who made a long journey to
see me and prefer her request,--and she is a "Dorothy," by the
way--that when a thousand little girls had written me a thousand
little letters asking for another story of the Scarecrow and the
Tin Woodman, I would write the book. Either little Dorothy was a
fairy in disguise, and waved her magic wand, or the success of the
stage production of "The Wizard of Oz" made new friends for the
story. For the thousand letters reached their destination long
since--and many more followed them.

And now, although pleading guilty to a long delay, I have kept my
promise in this book.