by L. Frank Baum
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham It has been quite a few years since I read this novel, but I thought it was absolutely terrific and I remember it vividly. The story opens when the main character Philip is a lonely young boy with a club foot being raised by his aunt and uncle. As soon as he...
Life is hard when you're a writer chock-full of creative ideas but the whiny jerks whose parents buy your books only want more of the same. 'Scarecrow of Oz' starts off with a jolt with main characters Trot and Cap'n Bill just existing with barely a sketch of an introduction - Betsy Bobbin at least ...
This 9th book incorporates characters from Baum's non-Oz books (yes, he wrote non-Oz books!). A little girl named Trot and her friend Cap'n Bill are drawn into some Oz adventures. The title is a bit of a misnomer since the Scarecrow doesn't really play a big role until quite a bit later in the boo...
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