Rinkitink in Oz has the tenth installment in L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz series is titled Recorded the Perilous Quest of Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink in the Magical Isles that Lie Beyond the Borderland of Oz. With pictures in both black and white and full color by artist John R. Neill, it was released on June 20, 1916. Because Baum initially wrote the majority of the book as a fantasy novel unrelated to his Oz books over 10 years earlier, in 1905, it is noteworthy Until the book's climax, all of the action takes place elsewhere, and no characters from Oz are introduced. The author's second son Robert Stanton Baum's first child, Robert Alison Baum, was the subject of the book's dedication. When Dorothy in Oz learns about these happenings, she sets off with the Wizard of Oz to visit the Nome Kingdom and confront Kaliko. He must release Inga's parents under her pressure. When they are all together again, they all go to Oz. The Wizard learns that Bilbil is really Prince Bobo of Boboland who was cruelly transformed into a goat.
Lyman Frank Baum was an American writer best known for his children's books, especially The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, above 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made many attempts to lead his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a milestone of 20th-century cinema. Baum was born on 15 May 1856, near Syracuse, New York. His father, Benjamin, was a rich oil businessman, and young Frank developed in comfort. As a young child Frank was teached at home with his kins, but at the age of 12 he was sent to study at Peekskill Military Academy. He followed a variety of careers varying from acting to newspaper reporting to theatrical management to writing plays. Baum married Maud Gage, daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a famous women's suffrage campaigner. His famous works are Mother Goose, Father Goose, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Master Key, etc. He made and headed The Oz Film Manufacturing Company in 1914. Baum expired on 6 May 1919 and was buried in Glendale, California.
