THE SCARECROW OF OZ

BY

L. FRANK BAUM

 

AUTHOR OF

THE ROAD TO OZ, DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ,

THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ, THE LAND OF OZ, OZMA OF OZ,

THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ, TIK-TOK OF OZ

 

ILLUSTRATED By

JOHN R. NEILL

 

The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago

 

 

Copyright 1915 by

L Frank Baum

 

Dedicated to

"The Uplifters" of Los Angeles, California, in grateful appreciation of the pleasure I have derived from association with them, and in recognition of their sincere endeavor to uplift humanity through kindness, consideration and good-fellowship. They ace big men -- All of them -- and all with the generous hearts of little children.

L. Frank Baum

 

'TWIXT YOU AND ME

 

The Army of Children which be­sieged the Postoffice, conquered the Postmen and delivered to me its imperious Commands, insisted that Trot and Cap'n Bill be  admitted to the Land of Oz, where Trot could enjoy the society of Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin and Ozma, while the one-­legged sailor-man might become a comrade of the Tin Woodman, the Shaggy Man, Tik-Tok and all the other quaint people who inhabit this wonderful fairyland.

It was no easy task to obey this order and land Trot and Cap'n Bill safely in Oz, as you will discover by reading this book. Indeed, it re­quired the best efforts of our dear old friend, the Scarecrow, to save them from a dreadful fate on the journey; but the story leaves them happily located in Ozma's splendid palace and Dorothy has promised me that Button-Bright and the three girls are sure to encounter, in the near future, some marvelous adven­tures in the Land of Oz, which I hope to be permitted to relate to you in the next Oz Book.

Meantime, I am deeply grateful to my little readers for their continued enthusiasm over the Oz stories, as evinced in the many letters they send me, all of which are lovingly cherished. It takes more and more Oz Books every year to satisfy the demands of old and new readers, and there have been formed many "Oz Reading Societies," where the Oz Books owned by different members are read aloud. All this is very gratifying to me and encourages me to write more Oz stories. When the children have had enough of them, I hope they will let me know, and then I'll try to write something different.

 

L. FRANK BAUM

 "Royal Historian of Oz."

"OZCOT"

at HOLLYWOOD

in CALIFORNIA, 1915.

 

 

 

 

 

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