An unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. The patchwork girl, a free spirit if ever there was one, is brought to life in this story and then sets out into the wonderful world of oz to help her friend ojo find the ingredients for a magic potion to save his uncle. Each of the stories or books listed below are linked directly to the text. The patchwork girl of oz was baums first return trip to oz after this decision, and in it he created one of his most memorable characters. Be the first to ask a question about the patchwork girl of oz. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Frank baum 18561919 full audio book an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of. Through the kindness of dorothy gale of kansas, afterward princess dorothy of oz, an humble writer in the united states of america was once appointed royal historian of oz, with the privilege of writing the chronicle of that wonderful fairyland. A twentieth century editionof l frank baums the patchwork girl of oz. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7.
While baum created some great male characters throughout his literary career, he loved to write strong female characters as. While baum created some great male characters throughout his literary career, he loved to. Critics appreciated its intentions, but bemoaned its execution. Patchwork girls body was made from patches and piece of others. The seventh book in the oz series a boy, a patchwork girl, and a glass cat go on a mission to find the ingredients for a charm which will transform some people turned to marble. This is a list of classic literature you can read online from any device. Familiar oz characters and delightful new creatures join in whimsical adventures. The fun begins in an isolated corner of oz, in the small country of oogaboo. Tiktok of oz is the eighth oz novel and the first to bring a girl other than dorothy to oz. They meet the woozy there seem to be very few houses around here, after all, remarked ojo, after they had walked for a time in silence.
The first, the patchwork girl, adapts an existing oz book, the patchwork girl of oz, produced a year. Jaded modern audiences will sneer at the very crude special effects, but i would rather watch this movie instead of a certain overrated mgm musical starring liza. The patchwork girl of oz is an absolute delight, which adults and children will enjoy in repeated viewings. The patchwork girl of oz is not about the patchwork girl of oz, but rather is the story of a little munchkin boy and his motley assortment of followers journeying across the land of oz in search of items that will create a magic capable of saving the boys beloved uncle. It is often discussed along with michael joyces afternoon, a story as an important work of hypertext fiction.
The project gutenberg etext of the patchwork girl of oz. Land of oz theme park mar ozma album rainbow road to oz the wizard of oz arcade game the wizard of oz pinball. Buy the patchwork girl of oz unabridged by l frank baum isbn. A munchkin boy named ojo must find a cure to free his uncle nunkie from a magical spell that has turned. Todays excerpt as the british constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from the womb and long gestation of progressive history, so the american constitution is, so far as i can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off. Yes, this is another wonderful oz book with all the old familiar characters and some new delightful ones. The patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7 kindle edition. Adventure and adventurers juvenile fiction subject. Along the way, they meet mewel, a waif and stray mule who leads them to dr. Of course, there is all the difference in the world between a film for children and a childish film the greatest childrens films are not in the least childish and it was agreed by the critics and the public alike that the oz film manufacturing. Hypertext plays an important role in patchwork girl. The patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutesat least at the time of its first release. This awardwinning play is based on the seventh book of l.
Baum was a feminist before his time, and the patchwork girl of oz has a strong girlpower theme, blending familiar oz characters with delightful new creatures in this enchanting and whimsical adventure full of high spirits, physical comedy, adventure and good fun. However, one of those motley followers is the patchwork girl and she absolutely steals the show. Presented in hypertext format, patchwork girl uses intertextual allusions borrowed from canonical texts such as mary shelleys frankenstein and l. The patchwork girl of oz is the seventh book set in the land of oz. The patchwork girl of oz the patchwork girl of oz audiobook, by l. The patchwork girl of oz is one of the three oz films produced by author l. A record of her adventures with dorothy gale of kansas, billina the yellow hen, the scarecrow, the tin woodman, tiktok, the cowardly lion and the hungry tiger. Oct 08, 2012 posts about the patchwork girl of oz written by gothicwanderer. Ojo and unc nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the emerald city where they will never starve.
A patchwork doll comes to life, and dorothy, the tin woodsman, and a host of new characters have enchanting adventures in the land of oz. The patchwork girl of oz was not wellreceived at the time of its release. Baum was a feminist before his time, and the patchwork girl of oz has a strong girlpower theme, blending familiar oz characters with delightful new creatures. Patchwork girl is a continuation of mary shelleys frankenstein, and therefore definitively a gothic tale. Quilting, grafting, and patching were a recurring theme within the book, just as the book itself. Complete collection of wizard of oz audiobooks by l frank baum. The body of this remarkable person was made of wood, branches of trees of various sizes having been used for the purpose. Frank baums patchwork girl of oz to create a new work inspired by and in reference to shelley and baums works, reinterpreting their ideas and making them modern. Frank baums creative genius and his power to delight audiences young and old.
The actor playing the patchwork girl is pierre couderc or the marvelous couderc. Land of oz theme park mar ozma album rainbow road to oz the wizard of oz arcade game the wizard of oz. Shelley jacksons brilliantly realized hypertext patchwork girl is an electronic fiction that manages to be at once. All of these texts are enhancements to our current curriculum. But after making six books about the adventures of those interesting but queer people who live in the land of oz, the historian learned with sorrow that by an edict of the supreme ruler, ozma of oz, her country would thereafter be rendered invisible to all who lived outside its borders and that all communication with oz would, in the future, be. In 1914, baum adapted the book to film through his oz film manufacturing. With violet macmillan, frank moore, raymond russell, leontine dranet. The patchwork girl of oz dramatic publishing company. The three oz films made by the oz film manufacturing companywhich subsequently produced several films for adults bear differing relationships to baums published texts. Delightful story of a patchwork doll, who, after being brought to life by a magician, must find a way to break a spell that has turned two victims to marble. Frank baum was an american author best known for his childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz.
Great literature online library an online library of. Scraps is a character from the fantasy oz book series by l. While baum created some great male characters throughout his literary career, he loved to write strong female characters as role models for young girls. Patchwork girl sometimes called a new standard in hypertext fiction consists of 323 lexias, 462 links inspirations novels the patchwork girl of oz l. Neills original fullcolor plates as well as eighty blackandwhite illustrationsa whole new generation can discover the beauty and wonder of oz that have made this classic series an enduring favorite. What i hadnt yet experienced was shelley jacksons patchwork girl, an immersive hypertext narrative experience which introduced me to an entirely new medium of literature. This wooden framework was covered by a red shirtwith white spots in itblue trousers, a yellow vest, a jacket of greenandgold and stout leather shoes. Frank baum being the 7th title in the oz series is also the strongest and best developed story so far and here we have a new feisty and strong willed charachter addded to oz, i. The book was first published on july 1, 19, with illustrations by john r. Librivox recording of the patchwork girl of oz, by l. He was born lyman frank baum, a wealthy businessman, on may 15 th, 1856 in chittenango, new york, to cynthia ann baum and benjamin ward baum.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Todays excerpt as the british constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from the womb and long gestation of progressive history, so the american constitution is, so far as i can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man. The complete wizard of oz books 07 the patchwork girl of. Now, in this stunning new editionfeaturing all fiftyone of john r. Join tiktok, the shaggy man, and a host of other friendsboth old and newon an exciting, imaginative journey through the world of oz. On the body the original body is dissociated, porous and unbiased the mind, on the other hand has an obsession with stasis, centrality, and unity. Ojo, the zany patchwork girl, and the glass cat set out to gather the five exotic ingredients needed for the antidote, in a journey that takes them across the land of oz, and eventually involves the characters familiar to readers of the oz books, such as dorothy, the scarecrow, ozma and the shaggy man. The patchwork girl was taller than he, when she stood upright, and her body was plump and rounded because it had been so neatly stuffed with cotton. Oz franchise characters fictional dolls and dummies literary characters introduced in 19. Reprinted from original 19 edition, complete with blackandwhite illustrations. Join dorothy, the tin woodsman, and a host of new characters as they embark on a series of enchanting adventures in the magical land of oz. Characters include the woozy, ojo the unlucky, unc nunkie, dr.
Modern literature and technology the british library. Jun 23, 2017 complete collection of wizard of oz audiobooks by l frank baum. Patchwork girl is a work of electronic literature by american author shelley jackson. Jul 25, 2017 the patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutesat least at the time of its first release. Supposedly, theres humor in characters jumping around and moving about erratically. Praise for patchwork girl brilliantly conceived and beautifully written. It was the first in which baum was clearly intending a. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 and you call yourself a. More information about this seller contact this seller 14. He is most famous for his childrens book series the oz series. The patchwork girl, adapts an existing oz book, the patchwork girl of oz, produced a year earlier when the.
Frank baum 1856 1919 yes, this is another wonderful oz book with all the old familiar characters and some new delightful ones. The project gutenberg etext of the patchwork girl of oz, by. Besides other good people too numerous to mention faithfully recorded herein, published on july 30, 1907, was the official third book of l. The patchwork girl of oz has captivated readers for over eighty years. The patchwork girl of oz wikisource, the free online library. Posts about the patchwork girl of oz written by gothicwanderer. The patchwork girl 33383 the patchwork girl of oz chapter 2. Wikipedia says he was a french acrobat, actor, screenwriter and producer and that he also appeared in his majesty the scarecrow of oz. Sadly, this film is one of the many casualties of the silent era, existing today only in a truncated version of around an hour long, these cut prints being found in britain. It is considered a type of electronic literature since it utilizes storyscape in order to display the text. The text, written by shelly jackson, mirrors this theme by utilizing hypertext.
Pipt, who has been stirring the powder of life for nine years. The patchwork girl, a free spirit if ever there was one, is brought to life in this story and then sets out into the wonderful world of oz to help her friend ojo find the. Frank baum, best known as author of the wonderful wizard of oz and its many sequels, may seem unlikely as a gothic author, but he was heavily influenced by the gothic and fairy tale traditions, as evidenced by his wicked witches of oz, among other characters. There are some impressive sets and costumes, despite the low budget. Margolotte had first made the girls form from the patchwork quilt and then she had dressed it with a patchwork skirt and an apron with pockets in it using the same gay material throughout. There is much emphasis placed on the gruesome sewingtogether of patchwork girl and the functioning of her borrowed body. Frank baum 18561919 an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. All of the old characters that we know and love are there, including the tin woodman, the scarecrow, dorothy, and little toto.
As a classical work of interactive fiction, it uses a weblike structure to display the text in an interesting way that allows the reader to choose a variety of paths to read. Scraps exhibits a wild, carefree personality, and is prone to spontaneous recitation of nonsense poetry. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 the patchwork girl of oz. The complete wizard of oz books 07 the patchwork girl of oz. Shelley jacksons patchwork girl 1995 was even more dynamic and married its patchwork form to its exploration of frankenstein monster myth. Their adventures, from finding a woozy to meeting the great ozma of oz is a story worth telling over and over. Patchwork girl literature in a wired world wiki fandom. Great literature online library an online library of full. Frank baum is a childrens novel, the seventh in the oz series. Oz theme park, now abandoned, is open only one day a year. Violet macmillan plays a munchkin boy, but is very obviously a woman. The patchwork girl of oz audiobook listen instantly. Patchwork girl is a 1995 hyperfiction written by shelly jackson. After reading patchwork girl and rereading frankenstein for this class, i knew i had a great opportunity to attempt my own interpretation of both shelleys work.
Frank baum is a childrens novel, the 7th set in the land of oz. Geoff rymans 253 1996 was an early internet novel, the title taken from the number of people occupying the carriages of a london underground tube whose stories could be accessed in any order. A days journey from the emerald city brought the little band of adventurers to the home of jack pumpkinhead, which was a house formed from the shell of an immense pumpkin. The patchwork girl of oz kindle edition by baum, l. Frank baum, 19 frankenstein mary shelley, 1818 current literary and cultural criticism the cyborg manifesto, donna haraway. The constant questing theme has been overplayed by baum. Frank baum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was written in storyspace and published by eastgate systems in 1995. The patchwork girl of ozchapter 2 wikisource, the free. Katherine hayles, ucla whatever trail you take, you have to admire the patchwork girl s heroic dimensions.
It was adapted into film in 1914 through baums oz film manufacturing company. Margolotte had first made the girl s form from the patchwork quilt and then she had dressed it with a patchwork skirt and an apron with pockets in it using the same gay material throughout. Frank baum 1856 1919 an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. A boy, the patchwork girl, and bungle the glass cat. The patchwork girl of oz is one of baums best oz books, an assured and fastmoving fairy tale raising questions of fairness and comparative morality. Katherine hayles, ucla whatever trail you take, you have to admire the patchwork girls heroic dimensions. Now, in this beautiful reproduction of the rare first edition, a whole new generation can discover the enchantment and joy that have made the oz series such an enduring favorite. Princess dorothy dorothy gale was sitting in one of her rooms in the royal palace, while curled up at her feet was a little black dog with a shaggy coat and very bright eyes. The patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7 kindle edition by baum, l. He was their seventh child of nine, and only five of them survived to adulthood. After a doll made out of a patchwork quilt is brought to life by a magician, she must find a way to break a spell that has turned two victims into motionless statues. Affectionately dedicated to my young friend sumner hamilton britton of chicago. You might think the wizard of oz and alice in wonderland are for younger readers, but theyre not. Frank baum just at dawn next morning unc nunkie laid his hand tenderly on ojos head and awakened him.
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