The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before the concept even existed. It also helped to develop and even invent the genres of dark fantasy and what we now call "isekai." Frank L.

At the turn of the century when children’s literature was rife with moral lessons and cautionary violence, L. Frank Baum set ...

No, I'm not referring to that dubious old tale that L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as an allegory about the evils of the gold standard. As Michael Patrick Hearn pointed out long ...

“And every day her loveliness, shines pure, without a flaw; new charms entrance our every glance, and fill our souls with awe!” —L. Frank Baum wrote these words in his poem about The Hotel ...

Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives. By 1900, when The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published ...