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On her way to visit relatives in California, Dorothy is caught in an earthquake, and with her cousin Zeb, a horse named Jim and her kitten Eureka she falls…
On her way to visit relatives in California, Dorothy is caught in an earthquake, and with her cousin Zeb, a horse named Jim and her kitten Eureka she falls deep into the earth. They pass through underground lands: the country of the Mangaboos, cold vegetable people who grow on bushes, the Valley of Voe, where everyone is invisible, and the wooden land of the Gargoyles. There they meet an old friend, the Wizard, and with his help they find their way at last to the Emerald City, where Eureka is accused of a crime.
Context and significance
L. Frank Baum published the fourth Oz book in 1908 with illustrations by John R. Neill. Its strange underground adventures show Baum's endless invention. The series begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Dorothy's previous adventure is Ozma of Oz.
About the author
L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) tried many careers before he found his calling: actor, breeder of fancy chickens, shopkeeper and newspaper editor in South Dakota, and travelling salesman. In Chicago he began writing for children, and in 1900, with illustrations by W. W. Denslow, published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Its success led to thirteen more Oz books, written partly because children demanded them, and Baum moved to Hollywood, where he even founded a film company. He wanted to write American fairy tales that entertained without frightening children with moral lessons.