The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson
"The Cowardly Lion of Oz" by Ruth Plumly Thompson is a fantasy novel published in 1923. When a turbaned desert monarch demands the famous Cowardly Lion as his ten-thousandth specimen, an enchanted clown and orphan boy are compelled to capture him. Meanwhile, the Lion believes his courage has run out and embarks on a desperate quest of his own. Their paths collide in an adventure involving a sky-floating island of negative bird-people,
flying machines, and stone giants across the magical land of Oz. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thompson, Ruth Plumly, 1893-1976 |
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| Illustrator | Neill, John R. (John Rea), 1877-1943 |
| Other | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 |
| Title | The Cowardly Lion of Oz |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cowardly_Lion_of_Oz |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy literature |
| Subject | Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 58765 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 334 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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