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Fantasy · 1917 · English

The Lost Princess of Oz

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

About this book

The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum explores oz (imaginary place) — juvenile fiction, fantasy literature, friendship — juvenile fiction.

From the opening pages: “Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams—day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing—are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe…”

Author
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
First published
1917
Category
Fantasy
Language
English

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