L. Frank Baum 3 hr 6 min read

Trot and Cap'n Bill, swept into an undersea whirlpool and then to a strange land, join the Scarecrow of Oz to overthrow the wicked King Krewl and free the enchanted Princess Gloria.

L. Frank Baum's 1915 novel is a delightful entry in the beloved Oz series, the author's own favorite. Warm, inventive, charming. Read it for a rousing Oz adventure, Trot and Cap'n Bill's arrival in the fairyland, the beloved Scarecrow's finest hour, and a tale of enchantment, romance, and rescue.

In its time

Published in 1915, during the 1910s, lost worlds and interplanetary adventure.

Reading it

3 hr 6 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).