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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Road to Oz

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  • 1909 first published
  • 144 pages
  • ★ 3.4 (8 ratings)
  • 537 editions
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The Road to Oz is a 1909 fae fiction and classic fantasy novella by L. Frank Baum. It deals with fairy tales.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 142 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 537 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 2,853 times in the last 30 days.

At about 144 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Road to Oz

Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“"Please miss," said the shaggy man, "can you tell me the road to Butterfield?"”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Oz, Imaginary place
  • Fantasy
  • Classic Literature
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Oz, Imaginary place, Juvenile fiction
  • Fantasy literature
  • Voyages and travels, Juvenile fiction
  • Uncles, Juvenile fiction
  • Magic, Juvenile fiction
  • Kings and rulers, Juvenile fiction
  • Farms, Juvenile fiction
  • Good and evil, Juvenile fiction
  • Animals, Mythical, Juvenile fiction
  • Gale, Dorothy, Juvenile fiction

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Road to Oz?

The Road to Oz was written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1909.

What genre is The Road to Oz?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is The Road to Oz?

The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Road to Oz free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The Road to Oz?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Story of the Amulet, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle and Five Children and It.

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