The Emerald City of Oz (1910), the sixth book in the Oz series, describes the city as having exactly 9654 buildings and 57,318 citizens. The only allusions to the original conception of Emerald City among the Oz sequels appeared in The Road to Oz (1909), where the Little Guardian of the Gates wears green spectacles-though he is the only character to do so. The story reverted to the Wizard's having built the city in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908), with the four wicked witches having usurped the king's power before the Wizard's arrival. Princess Ozma remained the king's heir, though both she and the original king were transformed to the ruler of all Oz. The book quickly concerns itself with finding the rightful heir to the crown of the city. This is continued throughout the series.Īlthough at one point the character Tip describes the city as being built by the Wizard, the Scarecrow later explains that the Wizard had usurped the crown of Pastoria, the former king of the city, and from the Wizard the crown had passed to him. In The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), the characters are required to wear the glasses at first, but, contrast to the preceding Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), halfway through the book, no more eyeglasses appear and no more mention is made of the brilliance, but the city is still described as green. It was he who decreed that everyone in the Emerald City must wear green eyeglasses, since the first thing he noticed about Oz after he landed in his hot air balloon was how green and pleasant the land was. In this book, the Wizard also describes the city as having been built for the Wizard within a few years after he arrived. Interpreters have argued that the Wizard may have introduced money into the city, but this is not in the text itself. This contrasts with the later description of Oz, in which money does not feature. One scene of the Emerald City is of particular note in the development of Oz: Dorothy sees rows of shops that sell green articles of every variety and a vendor who sells green lemonade that children buy with green pennies. This is yet another " humbug" created by the Wizard. This is explained as an effort to protect their eyes from the "brightness and glory" of the city, but in effect makes everything appear green when it is, in fact, "no more green than any other city". However, when they enter, everyone in the Emerald City is made to wear green-tinted spectacles. In the first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), the walls are green, but the city itself is not. However, in later works, green was merely the predominant color while buildings were also decorated with gold, and people added other colors to their costumes. In the earlier books, it was described as completely green. The Oz books generally describe the city as being built of green glass, emeralds, and other jewels. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which begins in Munchkin Country. 1.1 In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).
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