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We Don’t Need No Education

As I’ve said before, the Oz books don’t say a whole lot on education in the fairyland. When the Wogglebug, who becomes educated by listening to the lectures at a country schoolhouse, is given the post of Public Educator by … Continue reading →

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The Ozian King List

I’ve written before about Ozma’s father and grandfather, but what about earlier rulers of the land? Pretty much all we know about them is that they were all named either Oz or Ozma. There is a short story by Fred … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Dennis Anfuso, Edward Einhorn, L. Frank Baum, Marcus Mebes, Oz, Oz Authors, Ray Powell, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a wonderful journey in oz, donald abbott, fred meyer, how the wizard saved oz, lurline and the white ravens of oz, mister flint in oz, mixed magic makes misery, mr. thinman in oz, ozma, paradox in oz, pastoria, randy hoffman, robert pattrick, scott dickerson, the astonishing tail of the gump of oz, the blue emperor of oz, the magic book of oz, the magic tapestry of oz |