In this story, young King Randy of Regalia (from Thompson's The Purple Prince of Oz) is visited by his old friend, Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink. Together, they set out to visit their friend Jinnicky the Red Jinn (also from Purple Prince) in the Land of Ev.[1] On the way, they meet Planetty, the silver Princess from Anuther Planet, and her fire-breathing colt, Thun.[2] When they reach Jinnicky's palace, they find that Jinnicky has been deposed and enchanted by an untrustworthy slave.
Thompson's novel is notable in that she avoids the use of Baum's classic characters and relies on those of her own invention (as is true of some of her other later books, like Captain Salt in Oz); and also for the fact that author and artist portray the followers of Jinnicky as turbanned black African slaves, with images and language which today could be considered racist.
The Indianapolis News observed, "Bits of the dialogue may annoy the adult, for the writing sometimes seems deliberately childish rather than childlike, but the child, himself, won't be bothered by such details. To him, the Silver Princess will belong with all the other fascinating inhabitants of Oz."[3]
In A Brief Guide to Oz, Paul Simpson notes, "The book has attracted considerable criticism for the casually cruel way in which Planetty treats a group of black slaves, and the way in which she compares them to unthinking beasts."[4]
Referencesedit
^Jack Snow, Who's Who in Oz, Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; pp. 110, 115, 176.
silver, princess, 1938, thirty, second, books, created, frank, baum, successors, eighteenth, written, ruth, plumly, thompson, illustrated, john, neill, cover, authorruth, plumly, thompsonillustratorjohn, neillpublication, datejanuary, 1938preceded, byhandy, ma. The Silver Princess in Oz 1938 is the thirty second of the Oz books created by L Frank Baum and his successors and the eighteenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson It was illustrated by John R Neill The Silver Princess in OzCover of The Silver Princess in OzAuthorRuth Plumly ThompsonIllustratorJohn R NeillPublication dateJanuary 1 1938Preceded byHandy Mandy in Oz Followed byOzoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Children s literature portalNovels portal In this story young King Randy of Regalia from Thompson s The Purple Prince of Oz is visited by his old friend Kabumpo the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink Together they set out to visit their friend Jinnicky the Red Jinn also from Purple Prince in the Land of Ev 1 On the way they meet Planetty the silver Princess from Anuther Planet and her fire breathing colt Thun 2 When they reach Jinnicky s palace they find that Jinnicky has been deposed and enchanted by an untrustworthy slave Thompson s novel is notable in that she avoids the use of Baum s classic characters and relies on those of her own invention as is true of some of her other later books like Captain Salt in Oz and also for the fact that author and artist portray the followers of Jinnicky as turbanned black African slaves with images and language which today could be considered racist Planetty and Thun return in Jeff Freedman s 1994 novel The Magic Dishpan of Oz Reception editThe Indianapolis News observed Bits of the dialogue may annoy the adult for the writing sometimes seems deliberately childish rather than childlike but the child himself won t be bothered by such details To him the Silver Princess will belong with all the other fascinating inhabitants of Oz 3 In A Brief Guide to Oz Paul Simpson notes The book has attracted considerable criticism for the casually cruel way in which Planetty treats a group of black slaves and the way in which she compares them to unthinking beasts 4 References edit Jack Snow Who s Who in Oz Chicago Reilly amp Lee 1954 New York Peter Bedrick Books 1988 pp 110 115 176 Who s Who in Oz pp 162 211 Whitworth Walter June 6 1938 Notes and Notices The Indianapolis News p 5 Retrieved 23 February 2024 Simpson Paul 2013 A Brief Guide to Oz Constable amp Robinson Ltd pp 57 58 ISBN 978 1 47210 988 0 Retrieved 10 February 2024 External links editThe Silver Princess in Oz Empty Grave Retrofit Edition nbsp The Silver Princess in Oz public domain audiobook at LibriVox On The Silver Princess in Oz The Silver Princess in Oz title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database The Oz books Previous book Handy Mandy in Oz The Silver Princess in Oz1938 Next book Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Silver Princess in Oz amp oldid 1217578494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
