莱曼•弗兰克•鲍姆

L. Frank Baum （1856—1919）

莱曼•弗兰克•鲍姆，美国著名作家、剧作家，被公认为美国童话之父。1856年，鲍姆出生于美国纽约一个富裕的企业主家庭，因患有先天性心脏病，他的童年时代伴随阅读度过。成年后鲍姆从事过记者、编辑、演员、公司职员、小农场主、杂货店主等工作。1880年，身为父亲的鲍姆才开始其写作生涯。1897年，他出版了第一本短篇童话故事集《鹅妈妈的故事》。1899年，他出版了第一部无韵律诗歌集《鹅爸爸的故事》，这本书荣登当年儿童书畅销榜。1900年，他出版了以虚构的奥兹仙境为背景的《了不起的大法师》（绿野仙踪全集的第一本），这也是他最为著名、最受读者欢迎的一部作品，后来，应广大热心小读者的要求，他又继续创作了13部续集。鲍姆自称“奥兹国皇家历史学家”，一生中除用本名创作了62部童话之外，还用笔名弗洛伊德•艾克斯、伊迪斯•凡•戴恩和舒勒•斯汤顿等，写了6部给男孩、24部给女孩的书以及长篇小说《小丑的命运》《命运的女儿》等。

约翰•雷•尼尔

John R. Neill （1877—1943）

美国著名的杂志和儿童书插画师，尤以为《绿野仙踪》系列故事创作插画而闻名于世。1877年，尼尔出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州的费城，后进入宾夕法尼亚美术学院（Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts）学习，才上了一个学期，他就退学了，理由是“他们没有什么东西可以教我”。从此，尼尔就投身于插画工作中。

Fantasy lovers of all ages will rejoice at this chance to travel once again to the marvelous land of Oz!</P>

A California earthquake sends Dorothy Gale and her new friends--Zeb the farm boy, Jim the cab-horse, and Eureka the mischievous kitten--tumbling through a crack in the ground. Deep beneath the earth, Dorothy is reunited with her old friend the Wizard of Oz and his troupe of nine tiny piglets.</P>

Together, Dorothy, the Wizard, and their friends travel through many fantastic lands, where they encounter the Mangaboos, people growing like vegetables in the ground; cross the Valley of Voe, where dama-fruit has turned everyone invisible; and are captured by mysterious flying Gargoyles. At last, the intrepid travelers reach Oz, where they have many unforgettable encounters with such favorites as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, Princess Ozma and the wooden Sawhorse.</P>

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth Oz adventure. First published in 1908, it has captured the imaginations of young readers and listeners for four generations. Now a new generation can discover these superb adventures for themselves. This deluxe gift edition faithfully reproduces the rare first edition, including all sixteen color plates and all fifty black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill, as well as the original colorful endpapers.</P>Afterword by Peter Glassman. A deluxe facsimile of the fourth Oz adventure--originally published in 1908--when Dorothy and the Wizard meet the Mangaboos. A Books of Wonder(R) Classic.