Transcriber's notes: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Chapter
headings were parts of illustrations.
[Illustration: This Book Belongs to]
[Illustration: THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ]
[Illustration]
TO
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
CYNTHIA II
OF SYRACUSE;
AND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE
Of THE CHILDREN WHOSE LOYAL
APPRECIATION HAS ENCOURAGED
ME TO WRITE THE OZ BOOKS
THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
[Illustration: He led them into his queer mansion--
(_See page 259_)]
THE EMERALD CITY
OF OZ
BY