Grampa in Oz
The Oz books | |
Genre | Children's novel |
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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
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
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.[3]
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)[4] manages to restore order. Prince Tatters ends up married to Princess Pretty Good — which is pretty good for him.
References
- ISBN 978-1-47210-988-0. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Jack Snow, Who's Who in Oz, Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; pp. 17, 73, 81, 208-9.
- ^ Who's Who in Oz, pp. 5, 167.
- ^ Who's Who in Oz, pp. 58-9, 158-9.
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
- Grampa in Oz title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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