The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

"The Cowardly Lion of Oz" by Ruth Plumly Thompson is a fantasy novel published in 1923. When a turbaned desert monarch demands the famous Cowardly Lion as his ten-thousandth specimen, an enchanted clown and orphan boy are compelled to capture him. Meanwhile, the Lion believes his courage has run out and embarks on a desperate quest of his own. Their paths collide in an adventure involving a sky-floating island of negative bird-people, flying machines, and stone giants across the magical land of Oz. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Download for free

For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.

Other formats & older devices

About this eBook

Author Thompson, Ruth Plumly, 1893-1976
Illustrator Neill, John R. (John Rea), 1877-1943
Other Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
Title The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cowardly_Lion_of_Oz
Credits Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Fantasy literature
Subject Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 58765
Release Date
Last Update Feb 14, 2019
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 454 downloads in the last 30 days.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!