The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

L. Frank Baum

Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(3.8 stars; 31 reviews)

The Magical Monarch of Mo is a set of stories about the titular king, his queen, and his royal children. The stories are uproariously funny, dealing with topics as absurd as a man losing his temper who then tries to find it, an evil midget who steals a princess's big toe, and an entire city filled with highly civilized monkeys! Join the Monarch and all his friends for a rollicking adventure, filled with fun for the whole family! (Summary by Miriam Esther Goldman) (3 hr 0 min)

Chapters

00- Preface	2:05	Read by David Lawrence
01- The First Surprise: The Beautiful Valley of Mo	5:09	Read by Elli
02- The Second Surprise: The Strange Adventures of the King's Head	11:56	Read by Elli
03- The Third Surprise: The Tramp Dog and the Monarch's Lost Temper	7:25	Read by Elli
04- The Fourth Surprise: The Peculiar Pains of Fruit Cake Island	7:33	Read by Elli
05- The Fifth Surprise: The Monarch Celebrates His Birthday	12:50	Read by Diana Majlinger
06- The Sixth Surprise: King Scowleyow and His Cast-Iron Man	7:48	Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
07- The Seventh Surprise: Timtom and the Princess Pattycake	23:30	Read by Patti Cunningham
08- The Eighth Surprise: The Bravery of Prince Jollikin	10:28	Read by Caroline Shapiro
09- The Ninth Surprise: The Wizard and the Princess	15:41	Read by Patti Cunningham
10- The Tenth Surprise: The Duchess Bredenbutta's Visit to Turvyland	11:31	Read by Magdalena
11- The Eleventh Surprise- Prince Fiddlecumdoo and the Giant	22:00	Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
12- The Twelth Surprise- The Land of the Civilized Monkeys	15:41	Read by Caroline Shapiro
13- The Thirteenth Surprise- The Stolen Plum-Pudding	18:29	Read by Patti Cunningham
14- The Fourteenth Surprise- The Punishment of the Purple Dragon	8:52	Read by Diana Majlinger

Reviews

Cute stories!

(5 stars)

Lyra2010

This book is a treasure!!! Good readers, cute stories - Enjoyed it very much! Thanks!

Great stories

(4 stars)

lindaisling

I could not understand the first few stories as the reader had a thick accent, which would have been ok except that she read very fast. Otherwise it was great.

Uneven

(3 stars)

picfixer

The first four chapters are read at high speed in a monotonous monotone. Reader's heavy German accent is often difficult to understand. The succeeding readers are fine.

Wonderful little book!

(5 stars)

Joker123

Both the stories and the readers are great! Thanks Libravox!

(1 star)

A LibriVox Listener

the story is good. but I can't understand the person that is reading ..the woman has such a slurry accent I can only catch a few words at a time..

Good stories, more for children. Mixed bag of readers.

(3 stars)

Richard in Alabama

I hate to find fault with librivox readers. After all, they volunteer their time and talents to create audiobooks for me to listen to for free. This time, though, I must say that one or two or three of these folks should have sat this project out. Others read quite well. The book itself is very much a children's book for children, not necessarily for both children and adults. Compare it to The Wizard Of Oz and you'll see what I mean. Still, taken on its own merits, it's a fun and funny book, just not a masterpiece.

(3 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

some of the readers had accents that were difficult to understand

I think that it can do you do. I will try. you know you said.

(2.5 stars)

Hannah and Olivia

I love this storyð. the only one I can be there and they have a lot to say hi for all types. I will try it now I can't believe I can tell that we should take me out of my friends