The Emerald City of Oz

To Her Royal Highness Cynthia II of Syracuse and to each and every one of the children whose loyal appreciation has encouraged me to write the oz books this volume is affectionately dedicated

Author's Note
Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. Once on a time I really imagined myself "an author of fairy tales," but now I am merely an editor or private secretary for a host of youngsters whose ideas I am requestsed to weave into the thread of my stories.

These ideas are often clever. They are also logical and interesting. So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends.

My, what imaginations these children have developed! Sometimes I am fairly astounded by their daring and genius. There will be no lack of fairy-tale authors in the future, I am sure. My readers have told me what to do with Dorothy, and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and I have obeyed their mandates. They have also given me a variety of subjects to write about in the future: enough, in fact, to keep me busy for some time. I am very proud of this alliance. Children love these stories because children have helped to create them. My readers know what they want and realize that I try to please them. The result is very satisfactory to the publishers, to me, and (I am quite sure) to the children.

I hope, my dears, it will be a long time before we are obliged to dissolve partnership.

L. FRANK BAUM. Coronado, 1910

1. How the Nome King Became Angry

2. How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble

3. How Ozma Granted Dorothy's Request

4. How The Nome King Planned Revenge

5. How Dorothy Became a Princess

6. How Guph Visited the Whimsies

7. How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion

8. How the Grand Gallipoot Joined The Nomes

9. How the Wogglebug Taught Athletics

10. How the Cuttenclips Lived

11. How the General Met the First and Foremost

12. How they Matched the Fuddles

13. How the General Talked to the King

14. How the Wizard Practiced Sorcery

15. How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost

16. How Dorothy Visited Utensia

17. How They Came to Bunbury

18. How Ozma Looked into the Magic Picture

19. How Bunnybury Welcomed the Strangers

20. How Dorothy Lunched With a King

21. How the King Changed His Mind

22. How the Wizard Found Dorothy

23. How They Encountered the Flutterbudgets

24. How the Tin Woodman Told the Sad News

25. How the Scarecrow Displayed His Wisdom

26. How Ozma Refused to Fight for Her Kingdom

27. How the Fierce Warriors Invaded Oz

28. How They Drank at the Forbidden Fountain

29. How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell

30. How the Story of Oz Came to an End