ABSTRACT
The Land of Oz has been a media phenomenon since it was first introduced in 1900 in L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Oz was only the second imaginary world that Baum created, and it is different in almost all respects from his first, the outrageous Valley of Phunnyland in A New Wonderland that is literally made of good things to eat. On the contrary, the final part of the story is necessary, after the disappointments in the Emerald City, to erase any doubts that Oz is really a magical place and to establish the true nature of this secondary world. The original plot was jettisoned and the emphasis was changed to focus on a new character, Pastoria the King of Oz, regaining his throne from the Wizard, who had stolen it.
