The Shaggy Man of Oz
During the past few years, several readers have written me asking: “What ever happened to the Nome King’s tunnel under the Deadly Desert?” The answer will be found in this book.
Everyone who has read the Oz books knows and loves Shaggy. He first met Dorothy in “The Road To Oz,” and from that time on had a number of adventures in which he discovered such famous Oz personages as the Patchwork Girl, Ojo, Unk Nunkie, the Glass Cat, Betsy Bobbin and her Mule Hank, and many others.
So, it is about time that the Shaggy Man had an Oz book all his own—and here it is—faithfully recorded from the latest messages received from the Land of Oz.
Incidentally, you will recall that after Glinda laid down her Barrier of Invisibility, the only manner of communication between Oz and the Great Outside World was by radio. Well, now, your author of the Oz books has succeeded in tuning in the Emerald City on a specially built television set—his “magic picture.” This has helped a great deal in the writing of this book—but not nearly so much as your own letters. So don’t forget to write and tell me all your thoughts about the Land of Oz and the equally interesting countries surrounding it. Just now, important things are happening there which I hope to tell you about in another Oz book.
This book is dedicated to my Father John Alonzo Snow
Santa Claus was good to me—
Gave me lots of things
Wrapped in dainty parcels
And tied with ribbon-strings.
I can’t recall what lovely gifts
Within there chanced to be—
The wrappers and the ribbons
Were what are dear to me.
They breathe of sweet remembrance,
Of Love and Kindly Thought—
The things about my presents
That never could be bought.
And so, although I’m far away,
Love’s message spans the space
And our two hearts are linked anew
Through dear old Santa’s grace.
by L. Frank Baum a hitherto unpublished poem written to his Sister, Mary Louise Brewster
The Shaggy Man of Oz
1. The Twins Look In
2. On the Isle of Conjo
3. Omby Amby Bears Bad News
4. Ozma Uses the Magic Belt
5. The Castle of Conjo
6. The Magic Airmobile
7. Into Hightown
8. The Lord High Mayor
9. The Valley of Romance
10. Lady Cue
11. What Happened to Shaggy
12. A Midnight Adventure
13. Tom Goes to the Rescue
14. The Valley of Love
15. The King of the Fairy Beavers
16. In Beaver Land
17. The Tunnel Under the Desert
18. The Flame Folk
19. The Barrier of Invisibility
20. At the End of the Tunnel
21. The Wizard Is Excited
22. Conjo in Control
23. Twiffle Says Goodbye
24. Twink and Tom in Oz
25. The Black Bag of Magic Tools
26. Twink and Tom Home Again