Sure, those songs might get stuck in our head, too - but we don’t mind singing along all day to “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Dorothy, Glinda, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion all have their share of lines and lessons that we hold dear in our hearts.īy the end of the flick, all these characters had found what they were looking for - and they’d given us these lovely inspirational quotes along the way. The book’s immense popularity probably lends itself, in part at least, to the fact that unlike the Victorian authors of children books, Baum’s intention was not to preach and moralize his young readers, but rather to entertain them By October 1900, the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in ten thousand copies had completely sold out and the second edition of 15,000 copies was almost finished.Take a look at this video to learn a few things you probably never knew about The Wizard of Oz!Īlthough we’ll always love the famous The Wizard of Oz quote, “There’s no place like home,” (because, truly, there is no place quite as good as home) there are plenty more wise words to live by in this film. The reading craze that the book stirred at the turn of the 20th century is compared to that caused by J. Although the first copy came out of print on May 17, 1900, the book was not made available to the public until July the same year, when it premiered at a book fair at the Palmer House in Chicago. There are quite a few interesting facts to mention with regard to the book’s publication. As to Dorthy herself, she learns that she can return to the magical land of Oz anytime she wants, even without the help of a tempest.
The important thing to mention here is that each of our friends gets what he wants not from the Wizard himself, but rather in the course the adventures they go through as a team.
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