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Ruth Plumly Thompson

Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 – 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels.

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American writer (1891–1976)

Born 27 Jul 1893
Died 6 Apr 1976

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  • Cover of: The Royal Book of Oz: In which the Scarecrow Goes to Search for His Family Tree and Discovers ...
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    Cover of edition royalbookofoz0000fran Cover of edition royalbookofoz0000ruth First published in 1921 — 270 editions
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  • Cover of: Kabumpo in Oz
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    Cover of edition kabumpoinoz0000ruth First published in 1922 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Lost King of Oz (Wonderful Oz Books, No 19)
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    First published in 1925 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The cowardly lion of Oz
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    Cover of edition cowardlylionofoz0000thom First published in 1923 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz

    First published in 1939 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Handy Mandy in Oz
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    First published in 1937 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Silver Princess in Oz

    First published in 1938 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Wishing Horse of Oz (Wonderful Oz Bookz, No 29) (Oz, No 29)

    First published in 1935 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The giant horse of Oz

    First published in 1928 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The gnome king of Oz
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    First published in 1927 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Purple Prince of Oz (The Wonderful Oz Books, No 26) (Wonderful Oz Books)

    First published in 1932 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Grampa in Oz: The Wonderful Oz Books, #18 (Wonderful Oz Books)
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    First published in 1924 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Captain Salt in Oz
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    First published in 1936 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Hungry Tiger of Oz (The Wonderful Oz Books, #20) (Wonderful Oz Books)

    First published in 1926 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Pirates in Oz (Wonderful Oz Books, No 25) (Wonderful Oz Books, No 25)
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    First published in 1931 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Yellow Knight of Oz (Wonderful Oz Book, No 24) (Wonderful Oz Book, No 24)
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    First published in 1930 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
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    First published in 1929 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Ojo in Oz
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    Cover of edition ojoinoz0000thom First published in 1933 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Speedy in Oz (Wonderful Oz Books, No 28) (Oz, No 28)
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    Cover of edition speedyinoz0000ruth First published in 1934 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Yankee in Oz.: Founded on and continuing the famous Oz stories by L. Frank Baum.

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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American writer (1891–1976)

Born 27 Jul 1893
Died 6 Apr 1976

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Oz (imaginary place), fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy, Fiction, general, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Children's fiction, Children: knights, Oz, Scarecrows, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, adventure, enchantments., trolleys, wishes

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Oz

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Alternative names

  • Ruth Plumy Thompson
  • Ruth P. Thompson

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December 28, 2024 Edited by mheiman merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import