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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.
An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper.
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Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 - 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories. She is best known for continuing the children's fantasy Land of Oz series as Royal Historian after L. Frank Baum died in 1919.
Her first Oz book, The Royal Book of Oz, was published in 1921. She went on to write 18 additional Oz books for Reilly & Lee, as well as two Oz books for the International Wizard of Oz Club. Ruth created more than 320 new characters for Oz—over a hundred more than Baum had.
The Enchanted Island of Oz is a children's novel written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by Dick Martin, and first published in 1976. The book is an entry in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors.
Ruth Plumly Thompson was born on July 27, 1891, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thompson was briefly the editor of the Sunday Children's page from 1914 to 1921. Her most notable work is the succession of L. Frank Baum in the Oz series.
21 gen 2024 · An American writer of children's stories who is best known for continuing the children's fantasy Land of Oz series after L. Frank Baum died. Ruth Plumly Thompson. Works edit. Novels [ edit] The Perhappsy Chaps (1918) ( online scan, incomplete) The Royal Book of Oz (1921) ( Illustrated by John R. Neill) ( transcription project)
