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Trama e riassunto di Glinda di Oz
A chi è rivolto
For readers who love gentle fantasy, odd magic and clever rescues, and anyone who wants to finish the Oz series. It will also please young listeners.
Che cos’è questo libro
Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth and last Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. It came out in 1920, a year after his death, and he wrote it in the same plain, bright style as the rest of the series. It is a quest for peace rather than a quest for treasure. Two peoples in a far corner of Oz are about to go to war, and the young ruler Ozma sets out to stop them.
You travel with Ozma and her friend Dorothy through the mountains and lakes of the Gillikin country. You meet a ruler who keeps his brains in cans, a sorceress who rules a city under a dome, and the kind enchantress Glinda, who has a book that records everything that happens in the world. The story is short, quick and full of odd inventions. First, we begin with the problem that sends the two girls on their way.
In questo riassunto
- 1A war brews at the edge of OzFree
- 2Two strange peoples and their quarrel
- 3Ozma and Dorothy set out
- 4A sorceress and her hidden city
- 5Trapped, and a friend far away
- 6What the story says and how it is told
Punto chiave 1 di 6
A war brews at the edge of Oz
The story opens with Ozma, the girl ruler of Oz, and her friend Dorothy paying a visit to Glinda. Ozma learns that two peoples in the far mountains, the Flatheads and the Skeezers, are quarrelling and may soon fight. Ozma does not like the thought of any fighting in her land.
Dorothy has often travelled in Oz, and she is ready to help. The two girls are not hurrying into danger by accident. Ozma wants to see the trouble herself and offer peace before any blood is shed.
But Ozma does not simply set off alone. During her visit, she consults Glinda the Good, the powerful sorceress who lives in the Quadling country in the south. Glinda is Ozma's trusted ally and a skilled magician. Her castle is a place of calm and learning, and she helps Ozma think through the journey.
So the journey begins with a plan rather than a rush. Baum sets up the problem clearly and keeps the tone light. You feel that Ozma's kindness is her chief strength, and that she will need every bit of it before the adventure ends.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Who’s who
- Ozma
- The young fairy ruler of Oz travels with her friend Dorothy to prevent war between two quarrelling peoples.
- Dorothy
- A brave girl from Kansas and now a princess, she accompanies her friend Ozma with practical good sense.
- Glinda
- The wise sorceress of the south is a trusted friend of Ozma and Dorothy and records the world's happenings.
- Su-Dic
- The proud Supreme Dictator of the Flatheads rules a mountain people and quarrels with Queen Coo-ee-oh's subjects.
- Queen Coo-ee-oh
- The powerful sorceress queen of the Skeezers rules a domed island city and refuses to accept Ozma's authority.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 41,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 2 h 45 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 11 other languages
Questions about Glinda di Oz
What is Glinda of Oz about?
It tells how Ozma, the ruler of Oz, and her friend Dorothy travel to a far corner of the land to stop a war between two peoples, the Flatheads and the Skeezers, with help from Glinda the Good.
Is Glinda of Oz the last Oz book by Baum?
Yes. It is the fourteenth and final Oz book that L. Frank Baum wrote. It came out in 1920, after his death in 1919. Other writers later continued the series.
Who are the Flatheads in Oz?
They are a people who live on a mountain and have flat heads. They keep their brains in cans, with one can for each person. Their ruler is called the Supreme Dictator.
Do I need to read the other Oz books first?
Not strictly, because the story is clear on its own. Still, you will enjoy it more if you know Dorothy, Ozma and Glinda from earlier books, since many characters return.
What is the Great Book of Records?
It is a magical book kept by Glinda in her castle. Everything that happens anywhere in the world is written in it as it happens, so Glinda can follow her friends from far away.