The Enchanted Island of Yew vs The Royal Book of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Enchanted Island of Yew The Enchanted Island of Yew L. Frank Baum · 1903 ★★★★☆ 3.9 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Moderate
“I am going to tell a story, one of those tales of astonishing adventures that happened years and years and years ago.”

A beautiful fairy is transformed into a human prince for one year. He and his friends have many adventures.

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Cover of The Royal Book of Oz The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 ★★★★☆ 4.0 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Moderate

Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island.

The verdict

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The Enchanted Island of YewThe Royal Book of Oz
Goodreads 3.8 (404) 4.0 (7150)
Hardcover 4.0 (2) 2.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.5 (27) —

Reception

The Enchanted Island of YewThe Royal Book of Oz
Ratings 404 7150
Editions 288 270
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 568 6375
Written reviews 36 108
Wikipedia attention 146 713
Pages 106 138

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