Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 20 original MP3 tracks, 4:15:54 running time and a link to listen.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, credited to L. Frank Baum, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
Librivox recording of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. Read by Judy Bieber Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth of 14 Oz books written by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). Published in 1908, while Baum was resident in Coronado, California, it is considered one of the "darker" of the Oz tales. However, it also is enlivened by Baum's considerable wit, penchant for puns, and dry social commentary. In this title, Dorothy, her kitten Eureka, Jim, a cab horse, and Zeb, a ranch hand, descend into the earth through a rift opened by an earthquake. There they encounter the "humbug" wizard who once ruled Oz. In their journey back to the earth's surface, they meet a number of potentially dangerous magical peoples and creatures including the cold-blooded Mangaboos, invisible bears, the flying wooden Gargoyles, a den of dragonettes, and an eccentric inventor. With a little help from Ozma, the group end up in Oz where they are treated to feasts and celebrations. The animals end up humbled by a few of their experiences in Oz, where all animals can talk, and return home a little wiser. (Summary by Judy Bieber)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
- Author credits: L. Frank Baum
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 20
- Combined MP3 track duration: 4:15:54
Track guide
- Ch. 1 - The Earthquake — 14:29
- Ch. 2 - The Glass City — 18:48
- Ch. 3 - The Arrival of the Wizard — 15:34
- Ch. 4 - The Vegetable Kingdom — 11:48
- Ch. 5 - Dorothy picks the Princess — 13:17
- Ch. 6 - The Mangaboos Prove Dangerous — 11:07
- Ch. 7 - Into the Black Pit and Out Again — 7:39
- Ch. 8 - The Valley of Voices — 10:40
- Ch. 9 - They Fight the Invisible Bears — 16:00
- Ch. 10 - The Braided Man — 9:57
- Ch. 11 - They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles — 13:41
- Ch. 12 - A Wonderful Escape — 15:25
- Ch. 13 - The Den of the Dragonettes — 12:23
- Ch. 14 - Ozma Uses the Magic Belt — 15:28
- Ch. 15 - Old Friends are Reunited — 17:11
- Ch. 16 - Jim the Cab Horse — 13:17
- Ch. 17 - The Nine Tiny Piglets — 13:38
- Ch. 18 - The Trial of Eureka — 9:01
- Ch. 19 - The Wizard Performs Another Trick — 11:30
- Ch. 20 - Zeb Returns to the Ranch — 5:01
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