Bøker av L. F. Baum

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title-offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of The Wizard of Oz includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Jane Yolen.In a terrifying instant of darkness, a tornado snatches up Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto, whirling them on the wild wind out of Kansas and straight to Oz.In this wondrous world of sorcery and danger, Munchkins, flying monkeys, talking mice and fighting trees, all Dorothy wants to do is go home...Together with the Scarecrow who wants a brain, the Tin Man who wants a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who wants courage, Dorothy and Toto must follow the Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard of the Emerald City. But before the wizard of Oz will grant their wishes, Dorothy and her friends must do the impossible--Destroy the all-powerful Wicked Witch of the West....

This book contains the "Little Wizard Stories of Oz", a collection of six short stories designed for young children by the writer of the Oz books, L. Frank Baum. These six short tales were originally published in individual booklets, entitled "Oz Books in Miniature", and were later collated into a single edition in 1914. Each original booklet was comprised of twenty-nine pages and was printed in blue ink rather than black. These wonderful stories are perfect for bedtime reading, and are sure to entertain and inspire sleepy listeners with their fantastic tales of Dorothy and her friends in Oz. The stories included in this collection are: ¿The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger¿, ¿Little Dorothy and Totö, ¿Tiktok and the Nome King¿, ¿Ozma and the Little Wizard¿, ¿Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse¿, and ¿The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman¿. This book was originally published in 1914, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Once a land of peace, happiness, and prosperity, the harmony enjoyed in the magical Land of Oz is challenged when, in a faraway corner of the marvellous domain, two tribes called the Skeezers and the Flatheads have declared war on one another. In an effort to bring peace back to the warring tribes, the ruler of Oz, Princess Ozma, embarks on a dangerous journey with her closest friend Princess Dorothy Gale (formerly of Kansas). This magical tale is the perfect choice for bedtime reading, and is not to be missed by fans of Baum¿s wonderful Oz series. This vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was a famous American author of children's books, best remembered for penning "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900).

This vintage book contains a collection of essays written by the influential Russian philosopher, Lev Isaakovich Shestov. One of the most delicate and individual of modern Russian critics, Shestov was a radical empiricist and proto-existentialist thinker who integrated literary theory and philosophical thought in a masterful way that inspired such minds as Camus, Dostoyevsky, Deleuze, D. H. Lawrence, and Bataille. Included in this collection are the essays: ¿Anton Chekhov¿, ¿The Gift of Prophecy¿, ¿Penultimate Words¿, and ¿The Theory of Knowledge¿. The essays of this collection are fascinating and insightful, and constitute a must-reads for all students of philosophy. This antiquarian book was originally published in 1916, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

The Wizard of Oz, popular abbreviation for the originally titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum originally published in 1900. The story follows the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the Land of Oz. Thanks in part to the 1939 movie based on the book, it has become entrenched in American popular culture and led to Baum writing thirteen more Oz books. Historians, economists and literary scholars have examined and developed possible political interpretations of The Wizard of Oz but the majority of the reading public simply takes the story at face value. This publication of The Wizard of Oz is part of the Qualitas Classics Fireside Series, where pure, ageless classics are presented in clean, easy to read reprints. For a complete list of titles, see: http://www.libraryoftheclassics.com