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The Rest of Nonestica

The International Wizard of Oz Club’s map of the countries surrounding Oz includes a few places, mostly in the southeastern part of the continent (which most likely isn’t technically a continent), that were never directly linked with Oz. They are, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Dick Martin, Fairy Tales, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Maps, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged american fairy tales, arol, aurissau, bilkon, burzee, earl of highlough, fairies, gregory maguire, groves of trom, gump, gurd, hallita, international wizard of oz club, jack frost, james e. haff, junkum, king gruph, king scowleyow, lady lindeva, macvelt, mary ann brodjinsky de la porkus, mary-marie, mother goose in prose, mount mern, mulgravia, old king cole, prince melra, quok, slave of the royal bedstead, the king who changed his mind, the magical monarch of mo, the marvelous land of oz, the queen of quok, the runaway shadows, the witchcraft of mary-marie, the wizard of aurissau, thumbumbia, tik-tok of oz, whatland, witches, zendik |

Baum vs. the Bible

When we discussed John R. Neill’s Lucky Bucky in Oz on the old Nonestica mailing list, J.L. Bell mentioned how Bucky recalled the story of Jonah and the Whale when riding inside Davy Jones. Biblical allusions are uncommon in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Theosophy | Tagged american fairy tales, bible, cap'n bill, captain salt in oz, garden of eden, goliath, j. l. bell, jonah, king anko, king solomon, lucky bucky in oz, mother goose in prose, nebuchadnezzar, noah, noah's ark, paradise, policeman bluejay, queen zixi of ix, samson, satan, the emerald city of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the laughing hippopotamus, the magic of oz, the sea fairies, the uplift of lucifer, the witchcraft of mary-marie, the wond'rous wise man, twinkle and chubbins, twinkle tales, uncle henry, uplifters, zog |

Demon-stration

The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale is not one of L. Frank Baum’s better known fantasies, and really there’s a reason for this, as it’s not one of his better works. That said, people do tend to like one … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Characters, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Islam, Judaism, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Religion, Roman | Tagged a kidnapped santa claus, daemons of the caves, demon of electricity, demons, fairies, genius, good witch of the north, immortals, jinn, king solomon, plato, rankin-bass, santa claus, socrates, spirits, the life and adventures of santa claus, the master key, the witchcraft of mary-marie, the wonderful wizard of oz, wind demons, witches |

Santa’s Ho-Ho-Home Turf

When L. Frank Baum wrote about Santa Claus, he was describing a distinctly American figure, but one who was American by way of Europe. The fat, jolly, bearded man in the red suit who slid down chimneys to give gifts … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Christmas, Holidays, Oz, Places | Tagged baron braun, forest of burzee, l. frank baum, laughing valley of hohaho, lord of lerd, lulea, nelebel's fairyland, odin, queen zixi of ix, santa claus, st. nicholas, the king who changed his mind, the life and adventures of santa claus, the queen of quok, the runaway shadows, the witchcraft of mary-marie, thumbumbia, tik-tok of oz, turkey |