History Literature / TheMarvelousLandOfOz

* GenderBender: Tip is really Princess Ozma, who was transformed into a boy when she was hidden away as an infant to make her harder to find.

* PumpkinPerson: The book has a rare ''non''-evil version with Jack Pumpkinhead, who shows up in several of the later Oz books (eventually getting one named after him [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pumpkinhead_of_Oz]]), as well as appearing as a character in ''Film/ReturnToOz''. He is basically a wooden scarecrow brought to life by a magic powder. His pumpkin heads eventually rot, so he keeps a pumpkin patch to replenish them, and Ozma carves him a new face. The old heads are buried in a graveyard at his house.

* PungeonMaster: The Wogglebug firmly believes that the ability to create puns is a sign of a strong intellect. His companions disagree.

* SuspiciouslySmallArmy: The Army of Oz is apparently just one guy.

* MosesInTheBullrushes: Ozma

* RandomEventsPlot: Most everything that happens in the story either comes out of nowhere or has virtually no impact on aynthing that happens afterwards. Perhaps the best example is when the main characters accidentally fly out of Oz, land in a jackdaw nest, use some magical wish-granting pills to fly back to Oz, but forget to take the pills with them. What does this episode add to the story? The world may never know.

'''''The Marvelous Land of Oz''''' (subsequently republished as ''The Land of Oz'') is the second of Creator/LFrankBaum's [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz books]]. It was first published in 1904. Despite the title, most of the book does not take place in Oz at all.

** Averted in ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', in which [[TomboyPrincess Ozma]] retains much of Tip's personality and Dorothy frequently must reign her in.

* PragmaticAdaptation: Inverted; it's been suggested that, following the great success of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''[='=]s stage adaptation, Baum wrote this sequel with one eye on what would look good on stage. The element that's most often singled out is the Army of Revolt, composed of good-looking women whose uniforms are described in detail. Another element that may have been affected by the stage prospects is Tip turning out to really be female, since in a stage production a young boy would be played by a woman anyway.
** Not to mention that it actually worked considering that there was a stage musical version in 1981.

* WickedWitch: Mombi

''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (subsequently republished as ''The Land of Oz'') is the second of Creator/LFrankBaum's [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz books]]. It was first published in 1904.

* WickedWitch: Mombi

* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: The penalty for damaging a palm frond is to be put to death ten times, then imprisoned for life.

Dorothy, the protagonist of ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', does not appear. Instead, the protagonist is a native of Oz, an orphan called Tip who sets out to seek his fortune along with two magically-animated companions, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw Horse. He encounters General Jinjur and her all-female Army of Revolt, who plan to take over Oz on the grounds that (what with the Wizard, and various Kings before him) it's about time a woman had a turn; then becomes involved in the search for Princess Ozma, the long-lost daughter of the last King of Oz, who disappeared as an infant shortly after the Wizard arrived in Oz. Tip's search, like Dorothy's, ends with the discovery that what he was looking for was under his nose the whole time, had he only known it. Princess Ozma is acclaimed the ruler of Oz, and goes on to become a major character in the rest of the series.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning

* GiantFlyer: The Gump

* PhonyDegree: Professor H.M. Wogglebug, T.E.

->And it is said that the women were so tired eating of their husbands' cooking that they all hailed the conquest of Jinjur with Joy.

* GenderBender: [[spoiler:Tip is really Princess Ozma, who was transformed into a boy when she was hidden away as an infant to make her harder to find.]]

* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Tip's quest to find the lost Princess Ozma requires, in the end, that they force out of the wicked witch Mombi the information that [[spoiler:Tip is Ozma, transformed into a boy]].

* PragmaticAdaptation: Inverted; it's been suggested that, following the great success of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''[='=]s stage adaptation, Baum wrote this sequel with one eye on what would look good on stage. The element that's most often singled out is the Army of Revolt, composed of good-looking women whose uniforms are described in detail. Another element that may have been affected by the stage prospects is [[spoiler:Tip turning out to really be female, since in a stage production a young boy would be played by a woman anyway]].

* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: [[spoiler:After Tip is turned back into Princess Ozma, he instantly transforms from a fairly rambunctious boy to an exceedingly girly girl.]] However, given the date of publication (1903) it's highly unlikely anything else would have been considered acceptable.

* IncrediblyLamePun: H.M. Wogglebug T.E. makes a joke about the Sawhorse, noting that if he rode him, it would be a "horse-and-buggie". Jack Pumpkinhead covers up his permanently-smiling mouth, and the Tin Woodsman threatens the Wogglebug with his axe.

* StrawFeminist: General Jinjur. Note this in contrast to the matriarchal army of the South, composed entirely of women, who came to overthrow her rule of the Emerald City. An army relying on your enemies not hitting girls had some serious drawbacks in retrospect. It is interesting to note that Baum's wife was herself the daughter of a prominent early feminist, Matilda Gage.

* MenCantKeepHouse: Once order is restored and the women return to the kitchen, they cook such a delicious meal that all is forgiven. Justified given the time period.

''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (subsequently republished as ''The Land of Oz'') is the second of LFrankBaum's [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz books]]. It was first published in 1904.

* JackAttack: Jack Pumpkinhead

''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (subsequently republished as ''The Land of Oz'') is the second of LFrankBaum's [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz books]].