The Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2), credited to Ruth Plumly Thompson, 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 The Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2) by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Sydney Beck; Josh Kibbey; Aaron White; Nichalia Schwartz; Elisabeth Holland; Nan Dodge Mustafa of Mudge has heard of the famous Cowardly Lion of Oz, and decides to capture him and put him into a zoo! He enlists the help of Bob Up and a clown called Notta Bit More - the master of disguise! The Cowardly Lion meanwhile travels though Oz and meets a stone man, who offers to turn the Cowardly Lion into stone: after all, a stone lion doesn't feel fear! Is this the solution to the Cowardly Lion's quest for courage? Or is it a trap, and does the stone man want to trick him for reasons of his own? The Cowardly Lion of Oz was published in 1923, and is the seventeenth in the Oz series created by L. Frank Baum. It is the third by Ruth Plumly Thompson, and comes directly after "Kabumpo in Oz". The main themes are disguises, honesty, and being true to who you are. (Summary by Beth Thomas)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2)
• Author credits: Ruth Plumly Thompson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 5:16:30

Catalogue topics

• Oz
• l. frank baum

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction and Dedication — 1:56
2. 01 - Mustafa of Mudge — 18:37
3. 02 - Magic at the Circus — 8:47
4. 03 - At the Court of Mudge — 8:56
5. 04 - Mustafa's Mandate — 10:29
6. 05 - Two Cowardly Lion Hunters — 11:15
7. 06 - The Seven Doors — 16:06
8. 07 - The Escape From Doorways — 18:29
9. 08 - The Cowardly Lion's Quest — 12:56
10. 09 - In Search of a Brave Man — 19:11
11. 10 - On the Isle of Un — 16:32
12. 11 - A Strange Fishing Party — 17:46
13. 12 - Saved by a Flyaboutabus — 19:44
14. 13 - Mustafa's Blue Magic — 19:00
15. 14 - Flying in a Deluge — 19:05
16. 15 - Mustafa Keeps Watch — 3:36
17. 16 - A Fall From the Sky — 17:31
18. 17 - The Stone Man of Oz — 16:17
19. 18 - Notta's Last Disguise — 10:36
20. 19 - In the Emerald City — 13:34
21. 20 - The Cowardly Lion's Peril — 18:42
22. 21 - Oz Magic Triumphs — 10:00
23. 22 - A Happy Home in Oz — 7:25

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