Tik-Tok of Oz

Tik-Tok of Oz

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Title: Tik-Tok of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Edition: 11
Language: English
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Release Date: June, 1997 [Etext #956] [This file was last updated on
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TIK-TOK OF OZ

by L. FRANK BAUM
To Louis F. Gottschalk, whose sweet and dainty melodies breathe the
true spirit of fairyland, this book is affectionately dedicated
To My Readers
The very marked success of my last year's fairy book, "The Patchwork
Girl of Oz," convinces me that my readers like the Oz stories "best of
all," as one little girl wrote me. So here, my dears, is a new Oz story in
which is introduced Ann Soforth, the Queen of Oogaboo, whom
Tik-Tok assisted in conquering our old acquaintance, the Nome King.
It also tells of Betsy Bobbin and how, after many adventures, she
finally reached the marvelous Land of Oz.
There is a play called "The Tik-Tok Man of Oz," but it is not like this
story of "Tik-Tok of Oz," although some of the adventures recorded in
this book, as well as those in several other Oz books, are included in
the play. Those who have seen the play and those who have read the
other Oz books will find in this story a lot of strange characters and
adventures that they have never heard of before.
In the letters I receive from children there has been an urgent appeal for
me to write a story that will take Trot and Cap'n Bill to the Land of Oz,
where they will meet Dorothy and Ozma. Also they think
Button-Bright ought to get acquainted with Ojo the Lucky. As you
know, I am obliged to talk these matters over with Dorothy by means
of the "wireless," for that is the only way I can communicate with the
Land of Oz. When I asked her about this idea, she replied: "Why,
haven't you heard?" I said "No." "Well," came the message over the
wireless, "I'll tell you all about it, by and by, and then you can make a
book of that story for the children to read."
So, if Dorothy keeps her word and I am permitted to write another Oz
book, you will probably discover how all these characters came
together in the famous Emerald City. Meantime, I want to tell all my
little friends--whose numbers are increasing by many thousands every
year--that I am very grateful for the favor they have shown my books

and for the delightful little letters I am constantly receiving. I am
almost sure that I have as many friends among the