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    Queen Zixi of Ix by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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    Release dateJul 17, 2017
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    L. Frank Baum

    Lyman Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American children’s book author, best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and several other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost" novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings).

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      Queen Zixi of Ix by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) - L. Frank Baum

      The Complete Works of

      L. FRANK BAUM

      VOLUME 24 OF 76

      Queen Zixi of Ix

      Parts Edition

      By Delphi Classics, 2015

      Version 2

      COPYRIGHT

      ‘Queen Zixi of Ix’

      L. Frank Baum: Parts Edition (in 76 parts)

      First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.

      © Delphi Classics, 2017.

      All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

      ISBN: 978 1 78877 128 3

      Delphi Classics

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      L. Frank Baum: Parts Edition

      This eBook is Part 24 of the Delphi Classics edition of L. Frank Baum in 76 Parts. It features the unabridged text of Queen Zixi of Ix from the bestselling edition of the author’s Complete Works. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. Our Parts Editions feature original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of L. Frank Baum, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

      Visit here to buy the entire Parts Edition of L. Frank Baum or the Complete Works of L. Frank Baum in a single eBook.

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      L. FRANK BAUM

      IN 76 VOLUMES

      Parts Edition Contents

      The Oz Works

      1, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

      2, The Marvelous Land of Oz

      3, The Woggle-Bug Book

      4, Ozma of Oz

      5, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

      6, The Road to Oz

      7, The Emerald City of Oz

      8, The Patchwork Girl of Oz

      9, Little Wizard Stories of Oz

      10, Tik-Tok of Oz

      11, The Scarecrow of Oz

      12, Rinkitink in Oz

      13, The Lost Princess of Oz

      14, The Tin Woodman of Oz

      15, The Magic of Oz

      16, Glinda of Oz

      17, The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

      Other Fantasy Works

      18, The Magical Monarch of Mo

      19, Dot and Tot of Merryland

      20, American Fairy Tales

      21, The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale

      22, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

      23, The Enchanted Island of Yew

      24, Queen Zixi of Ix

      25, John Dough and the Cherub

      26, The Sea Fairies

      27, Sky Island

      Non-Fantasy Works Under Baum’s Name

      28, The Daring Twins

      29, Phoebe Daring

      The Pseudonym Works – Fantasy

      30, Twinkle and Chubbins

      31, Policeman Bluejay

      The Pseudonym Works – Non-Fantasy

      32, Aunt Jane’s Nieces

      33, Aunt Jane’s Nieces Abroad

      34, Aunt Jane’s Nieces at Millville

      35, Aunt Jane’s Nieces at Work

      36, Aunt Jane’s Nieces in Society

      37, Aunt Jane’s Nieces and Uncle John

      38, Aunt Jane’s Nieces on Vacation

      39, Aunt Jane’s Nieces on the Ranch

      40, Aunt Jane’s Nieces Out West

      41, Aunt Jane’s Nieces in the Red Cross

      42, The Flying Girl

      43, The Flying Girl and Her Chum

      44, Mary Louise

      45, Mary Louise in the Country

      46, Mary Louise Solves a Mystery

      47, Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls

      48, Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier

      49, The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska

      50, The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama

      51, The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt

      52, The Boy Fortune Hunters in China

      53, The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan

      54, The Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas

      55, The Fate of a Crown

      56, Daughters of Destiny

      57, Tamawaca Folks: A Summer Comedy

      58, Annabel, a Novel for Young Folk

      59, The Last Egyptian

      Shorter Fiction

      60, Our Landlady

      61, Mother Goose in Prose

      62, Animal Fairy Tales

      63, Uncollected Short Stories

      The Poetry Collections

      64, By the Candelabra’s Glare

      65, Father Goose: His Book

      66, The Army Alphabet

      67, The Navy Alphabet

      68, Father Goose’s Year Book

      The Poems

      69, List of Poems in Alphabetical Order

      The Plays

      70, The Maid of Arran

      71, The Wizard of Oz

      72, The Maid of Athens

      73, The King of Gee-Whiz

      74, The Pipes O’ Pan

      Baumiana

      75, Baum Related Articles and Pieces

      The Biography

      76, In Other Lands Than Ours by Maud Gage-Baum

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      Queen Zixi of Ix

      Queen Zixi of Ix originally appeared as a serial in the children’s magazine, St. Nicholas, in 1904-05.  The Century Company published it as a book in 1905, with artwork by popular illustrator, Frederick Richardson.  The novel remains one of Baum’s best loved tales, with some readers finding it superior to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  The story alternates between two lands near Oz, Ix and Noland, where a magic cloak grants wishes to its residents.  Queen Zixi of Ix, a witch-queen, covets the cloak and sets out to retrieve it.  The tale deals with alliances and attaining wisdom as well as an intriguing battle with the strange ball-shaped people known as the Roly-Rogues.  King Bud, Princess Fluff, and Queen Zixi later appear in The Road to Oz, visiting Ozma at the Emerald City on her birthday.

      A first edition copy of ‘Queen Zixi of Ix’

      CONTENTS

      The Weaving of the Magic Cloak

      The Book of Laws

      The Gift of the Magic Cloak

      King Bud of Noland

      Princess Fluff

      Bud Dispenses Justice

      The Wings of Aunt Rivette

      The Royal Reception

      Jikki has a Wish Granted

      The Witch-Queen

      Zixi Discovers Herself

      The Rout of the Royal Army of Ix

      The Theft of the Magic Cloak

      The Plain Above the Clouds

      The Descent of the Roly-Rogues

      The Conquest of Noland

      The Bravery of Aunt Rivette

      In the Palace of the Witch-Queen

      The Search for the Magic Cloak

      Ruffles Carries the Silver Vial

      The Destruction of the Monsters

      The Sailorman’s Return

      The Fairy Queen

      A poster for the serial publication of Queen Zixi of Ix in St. Nicholas

      The Weaving of the Magic Cloak

      The fairies assembled one moonlit night in a pretty clearing of the ancient forest of Burzee. The clearing was in the form of a circle, and all around stood giant oak and fir trees, while in the center the grass grew green and soft as velvet. If any mortal had ever penetrated so far into the great forest and could have looked upon the fairy circle by daylight, he might perhaps have seen a tiny path worn in the grass by the feet of the dancing elves. For here, during the full of the moon, the famous fairy band ruled by good Queen Lulea loved to dance and make merry while the silvery rays flooded the clearing and caused their gauzy wings to sparkle with every color of the rainbow. On this especial night, however, they were not dancing. For the queen had seated herself upon a little green mound, and while her band clustered about her, she began to address the fairies in a tone of discontent. I am tired of dancing, my dears, said she. Every evening since the moon grew big and round we have come here to frisk about and laugh and disport ourselves; and although those are good things to keep the heart light, one may grow weary even of merrymaking. So I ask you to suggest some new way to divert both me and yourselves during this night. That is a hard task, answered one pretty sprite, opening and folding her wings slowly — as a lady toys with her fan. We have lived through so many ages that we long ago exhausted everything that might be considered a novelty, and of all of recreations nothing gives us such continued pleasure as dancing. But I do not care to dance tonight, replied Lulea with a little frown. We might create something by virtue of our fairy powers, suggested one who reclined at the foot of the queen. Ah, that is just the idea! exclaimed the dainty Lulea with brightening countenance. Let us create something. But what? I have heard, remarked another member of the band, of a thinking-cap having been made by some fairies in America. And whatever mortal wore this thinking-cap was able to conceive the most noble and beautiful thoughts. That was indeed a worthy creation, cried the little queen. What became of the cap? The man who received it was so afraid someone else would get it and be able to think the same exquisite thoughts as himself that he hid it safely away — so safely that he himself never could think afterward where he had placed it. How unfortunate! But we must not make another thinking-cap, lest it meet a like fate. Cannot you suggest something else? I have heard, said another, of certain fairies who created a pair of enchanted boots which would always carry their mortal wearer away from danger and never into it. What a great boon to those blundering mortals! cried the queen. And whatever became of the boots? They came at last into the possession of a great general who did not know their powers. So he wore them into battle one day, and immediately ran away, followed by all his men, and the fight was won by the enemy. But did not the general escape danger? Yes, at the expense of his reputation. So he retired to a farm and wore out the boots tramping up and down a country road and trying to decide why he had suddenly become such a coward. The boots were worn by the wrong man, surely, said the queen, and that is why they proved a curse rather than a blessing. But we want no enchanted boots. Think of something else. Suppose we weave a magic cloak, proposed Espa, a sweet little fairy who had not before spoken. A cloak? Indeed, we might easily weave that, returned the queen. But what sort of magic powers must it possess? Let its wearer have any wish instantly fulfilled, said Espa brightly. But at this there arose quite a murmur of protest on all sides, which the queen immediately silenced with a wave of her royal hand. Our sister did not think of the probable consequences of what she suggested, declared Lulea, smiling into the downcast face of little Espa, who seemed to feel rebuked by the disapproval of the others. An instant’s reflection would enable her to see that such power would give the cloak’s mortal wearer as many privileges as we ourselves possess. And I suppose you intended the magic cloak for a mortal wearer? she inquired. Yes, answered Espa shyly, that was my intention. But the idea is good nevertheless, continued the queen, and I propose we devote this evening to weaving the magic cloak. Only its magic shall give to the wearer the fulfillment of but one wish; and I am quite sure that even that should prove a great boon to the helpless mortals. Suppose more than one person wears the cloak, one of the band said. Which then shall have the one wish fulfilled? The queen devoted a moment to thought, and then replied, "Each possessor of the magic

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