Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- An Appreciation -- The Royal Historian of Oz -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz -- Introduction -- I. The Cyclone -- II .The Council with the Munchkins -- III. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow -- IV. The Road Through the Forest -- V. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman -- VI. The Cowardly Lion -- VII. The Journey to the Great Oz -- VIII. The Deadly Poppy Field -- IX. The Queen of the Field-Mice -- X. The Guardian of the Gates -- XI. The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz -- XII. The Search for the Wicked Witch -- XIII. The Rescue -- XIV. The Winged Monkeys -- XV. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible -- XVI. The Magic Art Of the Great Humbug -- XVII. How the Balloon Was Launched -- XVIII. Away to the South -- XIX. Attacked by the Fighting Trees -- XX. The Dainty China Country -- XXI. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts -- XXII. The Country of the Quadlings -- XXIII. The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish -- XXIV. Home Again -- Notes and Bibliography.