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''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (subsequently republished as ''The Land of Oz'') is the second of [[L. Frank Baum (Creator)|L Frank Baum]]'s [[Land of Oz (Literature)|Oz books]]. It was first published in 1904.
 
Dorothy, the protagonist of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Literature)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', does not appear. Instead, the protagonist is a native of Oz, an orphan called Tip who sets out to seek his fortune along with two magically-animated companions, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw Horse. He encounters General Jinjur and her all-female Army of Revolt, who plan to take over Oz on the grounds that (what with the Wizard, and various Kings before him) it's about time a woman had a turn; then becomes involved in the search for Princess Ozma, the long-lost daughter of the last King of Oz, who disappeared as an infant shortly after the Wizard arrived in Oz. Tip's search, like Dorothy's, ends with the discovery that what he was looking for was under his nose the whole time, had he only known it. Princess Ozma is acclaimed the ruler of Oz, and goes on to become a major character in the rest of the series.
 
Parts of this book (and the next, ''Ozma of Oz'') were incorporated into the film ''[[Return to Oz]]''. It was also adapted as the second story arc in the anime ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Animeanime)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''.
 
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* [[Completely Unnecessary Translator]]: Played for laughs when Jack Pumpkinhead arrives in the Emerald City. Jack, a Gillikin, claims he can't understand the Scarecrow, a Munchkin, so the Scarecrow calls in Jellia Jamb to translate. However, there's only ''one'' language in Oz, and neither of them realize they just casually discussed their inability to understand each other (Jack is [[The Ditz]]). Jellia catches on and gleefully misinterprets them until it finally hits both that they don't ''need'' translation.
* [[Crossing the Desert]]: Mombi tries this to escape Glinda. Glinda catches her.
* [[Cut His Heart Out Withwith a Spoon]]: The penalty for damaging a palm frond is to be put to death ten times, then imprisoned for life.
* [[Gender Bender]]: {{spoiler|Tip is really Princess Ozma, who was transformed into a boy when she was hidden away as an infant to make her harder to find.}}
* [[Giant Flyer]]: The Gump
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: H.M. Wogglebug T.E. makes a joke about the Sawhorse, noting that if he rode him, it would be a "horse-and-buggie". Jack Pumpkinhead covers up his permanently-smiling mouth, and the Tin Woodsman threatens the Wogglebug with his axe.
* [[It Was Withwith You All Along]]: Tip's quest to find the lost Princess Ozma requires, in the end, that they force out of the wicked witch Mombi the information that {{spoiler|Tip is Ozma, transformed into a boy}}.
* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]]: The Gump, magically assembled from two couches for a body, palm leaves for wings, a broom for a tail, and the stuffed and mounted head of a dead animal.
* [[Moses in Thethe Bulrushes]]: Ozma
* [[Oddly Small Organization]]: The entire Royal Army of Oz is ''one person'', The Man With the Green Whiskers who first appeared in the original book.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Inverted; it's been suggested that, following the great success of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'''s stage adaptation, Baum wrote this sequel with one eye on what would look good on stage. The element that's most often singled out is the Army of Revolt, composed of good-looking women whose uniforms are described in detail. Another element that may have been affected by the stage prospects is {{spoiler|Tip turning out to really be female, since in a stage production a young boy would be played by a woman anyway}}.
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