7 best short stories by L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum · August Nemo

2020年5月 · 7 best short stories 第 69 本图书 · Tacet Books

关于此电子书

L. Frank Baum is known worldwide for the classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Author of dozens of other works for adults and children, his value lies in the emphasis on the homely American virtues of self-reliance and practicality. His stories almost always involve a group of highly diverse but equal individuals, each of whom contributes something to the resolution of the plot. Follow us in this seven selected short stories of the author that continue to fascinate and enchant to this day: - A Kidnapped Santa Claus - The Man In The Moon - Little Dorothy and Toto - Ozma and the Little Wizard - The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger - The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman - How The Beggars Came To Town

作者简介

Born in New York in 1856, L. Frank Baum had his first best-selling children's book with 1899's Father Goose, His Book. The following year, Baum scored an even bigger hit with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and went on to write 13 more Oz books before his death in 1919. His stories have formed the basis for such popular films as The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).