The Hungry Tiger of Oz
The Oz books | |
Genre | Children's novel |
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Publisher | Reilly & Lee |
Publication date | 1926 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Preceded by | The Lost King of Oz |
Followed by | The Gnome King of Oz |
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926) is the twentieth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the sixth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson.[1] It was illustrated by John R. Neill.
Plot summary
Thompson begins with a usurping tyrant, Irasha the Rough, the Pasha of Rash, a tiny kingdom in the southwest of
Meanwhile, through an unfortunate series of events involving a winding road and a pair of Quick Sandals,
Back in Oz, Princess Ozma has troubles of her own: she is confronted by Atmos Fere, a balloon-like being who lives in the upper stratosphere. His plan is to kidnap her up to his own kingdom, to prove to his skeptical fellows that living beings can exist on the surface of the Earth. Ozma, however, has a secret weapon (a pin).
In time, the adventurers recover the magic rubies, and Reddy is restored to the Rashian throne. The Pasha and his evil Vizier end up stranded on a desert island in the
Promotion
Publisher Reilly & Lee mounted an imaginative promotional campaign for the book. The company returned to the tactic of issuing press releases in the form of the Ozmapolitan, the supposed newspaper of the Emerald City. They also formed a fan-club for children called the Ozmite Club — though it lasted for only two years.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-1-47210-988-0. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ David L. Greene and Dick Martin, The Oz Scrapbook, New York, Random House, 1977; p. 72.
External links
- The full text of The Hungry Tiger of Oz at Wikisource
- On The Hungry Tiger of Oz
- The Hungry Tiger of Oz title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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