Ruth Plumly Thompson 2 hr 44 min read

An old soldier called Grampa, a young prince named Tatters, a lost princess, and a weathercock named Bill set off on the most curious Oz adventure in a year of Oz days.

Ruth Plumly Thompson's 1924 novel continues the beloved Oz series after Baum, with her signature whimsy, wordplay, and quest-adventure. Charming, inventive children's fantasy. Read it for a delightful Oz romp starring a plucky old soldier and a talking weathercock, with Dorothy right in the middle of it.

In its time

Published in 1924, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

2 hr 44 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).

Illustrated by

John R. Neill