The Gnome King of Oz

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The Gnome King of Oz

by Ruth Plumly Thompson

EN·~3 hours

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Description

In the bright, patchwork realm of Oz, the industrious Quilties keep their colorful kingdom humming with sewing, mending, and lively rhyme. When the old Gnome King Ruggedo slips free from Runaway Island, the tranquil rhythm is shattered, and the beloved Patchwork Girl, Scraps, vanishes without a trace. The narrator, a keen chronicler of Oz’s oddities, receives a frantic radiogram that signals trouble brewing in the Emerald City.

Joining the mystery is a curious boy from Philadelphia, a glittering treasure ship, and a magical cloak that seems to change its owner’s fate. An adventurous Oztrich offers aid, and the quilted streets soon pulse with rumors of hidden treasure and secret alliances. Listeners will be drawn into a whimsical quest that promises riddles, new friendships, and the kind of surprise only Oz can deliver.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (219K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1927.

Credits

Greg Weeks, Shaun Mudd, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2023-07-25

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Ruth Plumly Thompson

1893–1976

Best known for carrying on L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, this prolific storyteller wrote dozens of fantasy adventures filled with lively humor and imaginative new characters. Before and beyond Oz, she also worked as a newspaper writer and editor, bringing a brisk, playful style to everything she wrote.

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