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A cyclone, a yellow brick road, and three companions in search of what they think they lack. Type the whole of L. Frank Baum’s book, chapter by chapter, free in your browser.
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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.Click to start typing
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How typing a book works
- Open The Wizard of Oz and start chapter 1, or choose any chapter. The text is the real book, a paragraph at a time.
- Type it as it is written: capitals, punctuation and all. Mistakes show in red, and the next word waits until you fix them.
- Every word earns coins for crates of collectable cards, and each finished chapter pays a bonus and arcade tickets.
- Stop whenever you like. Your place is kept to the paragraph, so you can read a little every day.
- Finish the book to earn its own title, “Friend of Oz”, and a cover banner for your profile.
Chapters
- 1The Cyclone1,143 words
- 2The Council with the Munchkins2,005 words
- 3How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow1,956 words
- 4The Road Through the Forest1,434 words
- 5The Rescue of the Tin Woodman2,052 words
- 6The Cowardly Lion1,500 words
- 7The Journey to the Great Oz1,798 words
- 8The Deadly Poppy Field1,928 words
- 9The Queen of the Field Mice1,384 words
- 10The Guardian of the Gate1,950 words
- 11The Wonderful City of Oz3,613 words
- 12The Search for the Wicked Witch3,668 words
…and 11 more chapters. Start at the beginning or pick any chapter in the game.
Questions
Is this the whole of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Yes. It is the complete text of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 book, which is in the public domain, split into its 23 chapters. Only the quotation marks and dashes are tidied so they are easy to type.
How long does it take to type The Wizard of Oz?
39,171 words takes about 16 hours at 40 words per minute, or 9.3 hours at 70. You can stop whenever you like: your place is saved, down to the paragraph.
Is it free?
Yes. You can start straight away as a guest. Sign in with Discord or Google if you want your place saved in the cloud and on every device.
Does it help my typing?
Real prose has capitals, punctuation and long words that word lists leave out, so typing a book is good practice for typing real things. The game tracks your speed and accuracy as you go.
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