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L. Frank Baum (whose full name was Lyman Frank Baum) was a famous American writer. He is best known for creating the magical world of Oz, home to Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman. Baum wrote many books, plays, and short stories, bringing joy and wonder to readers of all ages. This list shows all the amazing works he created during his life.

The Wonderful Books of L. Frank Baum

The Magical Land of Oz

This section lists all the books and stories that take place in the amazing Land of Oz.

Oz Adventures

Stories from the Forest of Burzee

These tales are set in the magical Forest of Burzee, a place connected to the world of Oz.

Trot and Cap'n Bill's Adventures

These books follow the exciting journeys of Trot and Cap'n Bill.

Other Magical Lands

Princess Truella on a stork - Project Gutenberg eText 16529
Princess Truella, a character from The Magical Monarch of Mo, illustrated by Frank Ver Beck

Baum also wrote about other fantastic places, sometimes near the Land of Oz.

Other Fantasy Stories

These are other wonderful fantasy tales written by L. Frank Baum.

Other Works by L. Frank Baum

Poetry Collections

Mother Goose and Father Goose

Baum retold classic rhymes and wrote his own funny poems.

Alphabet Books

These books used poetry to teach the alphabet.

  • The Army Alphabet (poetry, 1900)
  • The Navy Alphabet (poetry, 1900)

Daring Twins Series

These novels follow the adventures of the Daring twins.

  • The Daring Twins: A Story for Young Folk (novel, 1911; later reprinted as The Secret of the Lost Fortune)
  • Phoebe Daring: A Story for Young Folk (novel, 1912; planned for reprint as Unjustly Accused!)

Short Stories

L. Frank Baum also wrote many short stories.

  • "They Played a New Hamlet" (April 28, 1895)
  • "A Cold Day on the Railroad" (May 26, 1895)
  • "Who Called 'Perry?'" (January 19, 1896)
  • "Yesterday at the Exhibition" (February 2, 1896)
  • "My Ruby Wedding Ring" (October 12, 1896)
  • "How Scroggs Won the Reward" (May 5, 1897)
  • "The Extravagance of Dan" (May 18, 1897)
  • "The Return of Dick Weemins" (July 1897)
  • "A Shadow Cast Before" (December 1897)
  • "John" (June 24, 1898)
  • "The Mating Day" (September 1898)
  • "Aunt Hulda's Good Time" (October 26, 1899)
  • "The Loveridge Burglary" (January 1900)
  • "The Bad Man" (February 1901)
  • "The Ryl of the Lilies" (April 21, 1901)
  • "The King Who Changed His Mind" (1901)
  • "The Runaway Shadows" (1901)
  • "(The Strange Adventures of) An Easter Egg" (March 29, 1902)
  • "Chrome Yellow" (1904, unpublished)
  • "The Woggle-Bug Book: The Unique Adventures of the Woggle-Bug" (January 12, 1905)
  • "Jack Burgitt's Honor" (August 1, 1905)
  • "The Tiger's Eye: A Jungle Fairy Tale" (1905)
  • "The Witchcraft of Mary–Marie" (1908)
  • "The Man-Fairy" (December 1910)
  • "Juggerjook" (December 1910)
  • "The Tramp and the Baby" (October 1911)
  • "Bessie's Fairy Tale" (December 1911)
  • "Aunt 'Phroney's Boy" (December 1912)

Stories Under Different Names

L. Frank Baum sometimes used different names, called "pseudonyms," for his books.

As Edith Van Dyne

The Flying Girl Series

  • The Flying Girl (1911)
  • The Flying Girl and Her Chum (1912)

Mary Louise Books

The Boy Fortune Hunters as Floyd Akers

  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska (1908; first published in 1906 as Sam Steele's Adventures on Land and Sea)
  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama (1908; first published in 1907 as Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama)
  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt (1908)
  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in China (1909)
  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan (1910)
  • The Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas (1911)

As Schuyler Staunton

  • The Fate of a Crown (1905)
  • Daughters of Destiny (1906)

As John Estes Cooke

  • Tamawaca Folks: A Summer Comedy (1907)

As Suzanne Metcalf

  • Annabel, A Novel for Young Folk (1906)

As Laura Bancroft

  • The Twinkle Tales (1906; collected as Twinkle and Chubbins)
  • Policeman Bluejay (1907; also known as Babes in Birdland)

Anonymous Works

  • The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile (1908)

Plays and Movies

L. Frank Baum wrote many plays, and his books have been turned into famous movies and musicals.

Early Plays and Musicals

  • The Mackrummins (a lost play, 1882)
  • The Maid of Arran (play, 1882)
  • Matches (a lost play, 1882)
  • Kilmourne, or O'Connor's Dream (play, 1883)
  • The Queen of Killarney (play, 1883)
  • The Songs of Father Goose: For the Kindergarten, the Nursery, and the Home (Father Goose set to music, 1900)
  • "The Maid of Athens: A College Fantasy" (play idea, 1903)
  • "The King of Gee-Whiz" (play idea, February 1905)
  • Mortal for an Hour or The Fairy Prince or Prince Marvel (play, 1909)
  • The Pipes O' Pan (play, 1909; only the first act was finished)
  • King Bud of Noland, or The Magic Cloak (musical play, 1913; later became the film The Magic Cloak of Oz)
  • Stagecraft, or, The Adventures of a Strictly Moral Man (musical play, 1914)
  • Prince Silverwings (a long project, worked on until 1915, published in 1982)
  • The Uplift of Lucifer, or Raising Hell: An Allegorical Squazosh (musical play, 1915)
  • Blackbird Cottages: The Uplifters' Minstrels (musical play, 1916)
  • The Orpheus Road Show: A Paraphrastic Compendium of Mirth (musical play, 1917)

The Wizard of Oz on Screen and Stage

The story of The Wizard of Oz has been made into many films and stage shows. Early films include 1910 and 1925. MGM made the famous movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale. This film was one of the first to use amazing Technicolor. In the movie, Dorothy's adventure was shown as a dream.

A new Tony Award-winning Broadway musical called The Wiz opened in 1975. It had an African-American cast and starred Stephanie Mills as Dorothy. This musical was later made into a film in 1978, starring Diana Ross as an adult Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow.

The Wizard of Oz continues to inspire new versions. These include Disney's Return to Oz (1985), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, and Tin Man (a TV show that reimagined the story in 2007). Today, one of the most successful Broadway shows is Wicked. It tells the story of the two Oz witches seen in the classic MGM film. The author of the novel Wicked, Gregory Maguire, honored L. Frank Baum by naming his main character Elphaba, which sounds like Baum's initials (L.F.B.).

The film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) also pays tribute to MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939). It stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams.

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