Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856 1919 Van Dyne, Edith Bancroft, Laura Baum, Lyman Frank Metcalf, Suzanne Akers, Floyd Cooke, John Estes Fitzgerald, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Hugh Staunton, Schuyler Tik-Tok of Oz Produced by Anthony Matonac and Paul Selkirk. "Tik-Tok of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's fantasy novel written during the early 20th century, specifically around 1914. The story follows the ambitious Queen Ann Soforth of the tiny kingdom of Oogaboo as she gathers an army in her quest to conquer the magical Land of Oz, sparking new adventures filled with humor and whimsy. Alongside her are various quirky characters, including the mechanical man Tik-Tok, the Shaggy Man, Betsy Bobbin, and others who contribute to the unfolding narrative. The opening of the story introduces us to Queen Ann, who feels discontented with the small size of her kingdom and devises a plan to conquer the much larger and more prosperous Land of Oz. She begins assembling her army, which mainly consists of blustering officers prone to cowardice rather than actual combatants. Despite the whimsical absurdity of her conquest, Ann is fueled by her desire for grandeur beyond her limited realm. The narrative also shifts to introduce Betsy Bobbin and her companion Hank, who are shipwrecked and drawn into their own series of adventures, eventually intertwining with Ann's ambitions. The setting is colorful and filled with fantastical elements, setting the stage for a delightful journey through the enchanting world of Oz. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction Fantasy literature Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Dragons -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Mules -- Juvenile fiction Princess Ozma (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Fantasy Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 329406 324321 2024-09-01T07:52:48.235324 2023-10-01T07:19:49.780060 text/html text/html 317815 2021-01-01T11:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 112170 2021-01-01T11:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157066 2024-09-01T07:52:54.410254 application/epub+zip 162467 2024-09-01T07:52:49.690288 application/epub+zip 162467 2024-09-01T07:52:48.856286 application/epub+zip 301463 2024-09-01T07:52:57.778763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289514 2024-09-01T07:52:53.830264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88240 2022-09-01T08:53:11.545220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292976 292948 2024-09-01T07:52:47.341321 2023-10-01T07:19:48.944036 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292907 2021-01-01T11:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109106 2021-01-01T11:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22461 2024-09-01T07:52:57.926727 application/rdf+xml 10952 2024-09-01T07:52:49.219265 image/jpeg 3095 2024-09-01T07:52:49.039311 image/jpeg 152214 2024-09-01T07:52:48.263309 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia