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Nome in Your Home

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Nathan

‘Tis the season, so I thought I would reread and review some Christmas-related Oz books. The Enchanted Gnome of Oz, by Greg Hunter – This one is set during Christmas Eve and Day, and it is relevant to the plot, … Continue reading →

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Yew and Me

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Nathan

The Enchanted Island of Yew, by L. Frank Baum – This year is the 120th anniversary of this book, and I guess I first read it around thirty years ago. I have the edition Chris Dulabone published, a paperback with … Continue reading →

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Ask the Flowers to Tell You

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Nathan

Yesterday was L. Frank Baum’s birthday, and Tuesdays are my designated days for writing about Oz, although it doesn’t always work out that way. Since I had something more pressing to write about yesterday, I’m going to look at a … Continue reading →

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Shanower on Santa

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Nathan

I bought a copy of L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus with illustrations by Eric Shanower back in July, and I might as well take a closer look at it now. I re-read the story, which … Continue reading →

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A Few Bad Fairies

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Nathan

It’s been established that fairies in mythology and folklore can be either good or bad, and in fact are often amoral. In L. Frank Baum’s fantasy, however, fairies are pretty much always good. When he wrote about the Immortals in … Continue reading →

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Immortal Redundancy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Nathan

Robert Pattrick makes a point in Unexplored Territory in Oz about immortals in L. Frank Baum’s fantasy world who appear to have overlapping functions. In The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, we’re told that the crooked Knooks have the … Continue reading →

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Santa Faces His Daemons

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Nathan

A Kidnapped Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Alex Robinson – I’m sure I’ve already written about the original story, which isn’t really too developed in terms of plot (especially since we pretty much already know the Daemon … Continue reading →

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