Grampa in Oz
Author | Ruth Plumly Thompson |
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Illustrator | John R. Neill |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Oz books |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Reilly & Lee |
Publication date | 1924 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Preceded by | The Cowardly Lion of Oz |
Followed by | The Lost King of Oz |
Grampa in Oz (1924) is the eighteenth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the fourth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
Plot[]
Things are going from bad to worse in the dilapidated kingdom of Ragbad; even the rag crop is failing. To top it all off (or not), King Fumbo's head is blown away in a ferocious storm (with "ten thousand pounds of thunder"). Prince Tatters of Ragbad, and Grampa, a former soldier and the bravest man in the kingdom (population 27), set out on a three-fold quest: for King Fumbo's lost head, a fortune to save the bankrupt kingdom, and a princess for Tatters to marry. They are joined by Bill, an iron weathercock from Chicago, who was brought to life by an electrical storm and blown to Oz.[1]
Meanwhile, in Perhaps City in the Maybe Mountains, the Princess Pretty Good has a problem: the prophet Abrog (also known as Gorba) foresees her marrying a monster if she does not marry in four days. (He suggests himself as her bridegroom.) When Pretty Good resists, Abrog kidnaps her and tries to transform her into a clod of earth; but since she is, in fact, more than just pretty good, as princesses go, Pretty Good turns into the beautiful flower fairy Urtha.[2]
Wide-ranging adventures—from Fire Island to Isa Poso to Monday Mountain — culminate in the location and restoration of King Fumbo's head. Dorothy (with the help of Percy Vere the forgetful poet)[3] manages to restore order. Prince Tatters ends up married to Princess Pretty Good — which is pretty good for him.
References[]
External links[]
- Grampa in Oz at Project Gutenberg
- A detailed discussion of Grampa in Oz among Oz fans at Pumperdink.org
- Review/discussion of Grampa in Oz at Tor.com
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Previous book: The Cowardly Lion of Oz |
Grampa in Oz 1924 |
Next book: The Lost King of Oz |
- Oz (franchise) books
- 1924 American novels
- 1924 fantasy novels
- 1924 children's books
- Children's fantasy novel stubs
- 1920s novel stubs
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