“ It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. ”
L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). copy citation
| Author | L. Frank Baum |
|---|---|
| Source | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
| Topic | joy nightmare tale |
| Date | 1900 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55/55-h/55-h.htm |
Context
“Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.
Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.
L. FRANK BAUM Chicago, April, 1900.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1. The Cyclone
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.” source
Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.
L. FRANK BAUM Chicago, April, 1900.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1. The Cyclone
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.” source
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