{"product_id":"the-wizard-of-oz-9781914602467","title":"The Wizard of Oz","description":"\u003cb\u003eChiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to\u003cbr\u003ecreate the most beautiful classics.\u003c\/b\u003e Using a perfect mix of tradition and\u003cbr\u003ethe very latest in printing techniques, 19th Century quality has met 21st\u003cbr\u003eCentury technology. With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, \u003cbr\u003ecreamy pages, and stitched binding they are the most beautiful classics ever\u003cbr\u003epublished.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/b\u003e is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a cyclone. Upon her arrival in the magical world of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly American setting delightfully level headed and assertive heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of children literature. The book was first published in the United States in May\u003cbr\u003e1900 by the George M. Hill Company. In January 1901, the publishing company\u003cbr\u003ecompleted printing the first edition, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly\u003cbr\u003esold out. It had sold three million copies by the time it entered the public\u003cbr\u003edomain in 1956. It was often reprinted under the title The Wizard of Oz, which\u003cbr\u003eis the title of the successful 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the\u003cbr\u003e1939 live-action film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiltern Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914602467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"L. Frank Baum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273788125365,"sku":"9781914602467","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_32857976-73ff-4dfc-ba5b-4181b4bac035.jpg?v=1718082539","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wizard-of-oz-9781914602467","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}