The Famous 40
The Famous Forty - Considered the essential cannon of the Oz series. So far there are 29 of the full 40 in the public domain. All books listed below are in the public domain. This means they are available to read for free online. All Gutenberg links below.
Written by L. Frank Baum and Illustrated by WW Denslow & John R. Neill (respectively)
What We Read in 2023:
#1 - [1900] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#2 - [1904] The Marvelous Land of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#3 - [1907] Ozma of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#4 - [1908] Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
What We’ll Read in 2024:
#5 - [1909] The Road to Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#6 - [1910] The Emerald City of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#7 - [1913] The Patchwork Girl of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#8 - [1914] Tik-Tok of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
2025 and Beyond:
#9 - [1914] Little Wizard Stories of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#10 - [1915] The Scarecrow of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#11 - [1916] Rinkitink in Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#12 - [1917] The Lost Princess of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#13 - [1918] The Tin Woodman of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#14 - [1919] The Magic of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#15 - [1920] Glinda of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
Written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and Illustrated by John R. Neill
#16 - [1921] The Royal Book of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#17 - [1922] Kabumpo in Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#18 - [1923] The Cowardly Lion of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#19 - [1924] Grampa in Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#20 - [1925] The Lost King of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#21 - [1926] The Hungry Tiger of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#22 - [1927] The Gnome King of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#23 - [1928] The Giant Horse of Oz | Text | Audio | Illustrated 100th Anniversary Edition
#24 - [1929] Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz | Public Domain 2025
#25 - [1930] The Yellow Knight of Oz | Public Domain 2026
#26 - [1931] Pirates in Oz | Public Domain 2027
#27 - [1932] The Purple Prince of Oz | Public Domain 2028
#28 - [1933] Ojo in Oz | Public Domain 2029
#29 - [1934] Speedy in Oz | Public Domain 2030
#30 - [1935] The Wishing Horse of Oz | Text | Audio |
#31 - [1936] Captain Salt in Oz | Text | Audio |
#32 - [1937] Handy Mandy in Oz | Text | Audio |
#33 - [1938] The Silver Princess in Oz | Text | Audio |
#34 - [1939] Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz | Text | Audio |
Written by John R. Neill and Illustrated by John R. Neill
#35 - [1940] The Wonder City of Oz | Public Domain 2036
#36 - [1941] The Scalawagons of Oz | Public Domain 2037
#37 - [1942] Lucky Bucky in Oz | Public Domain 2038
Written by Jack Snow and Illustrated by Frank Kramer
#38 - [1946] The Magical Mimics in Oz | Text | Audio |
#39 - [1949] The Shaggy Man of Oz | Text | Audio |
Written by Eloise Jarvis McGraw & Lauren Lynn McGraw and Illustrated by Dick Martin
#40 - [1963] Merry Go Round in Oz | Public Domain 2059