The Magic of Oz

Uncle Henry

Dorothy's uncle, a Kansas farmer, who in time comes to live in Oz.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1

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.

As the books describe them

He looked sad and lonely, and his hair was now quite white and his hands and face thin and wasted. Ozma of Oz, ch. 21
Uncle Henry, when the summons came, had been out in the barn "doin' chores." He wore a ragged and much soiled straw hat, a checked shirt without any collar and blue overalls tucked into the tops of his old cowhide boots. The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 5
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (11 of 30 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (6 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (2 of 28 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)

Connections

  • lives in Australia 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 21

    The scene in the picture at once shifted to Australia, where, in a pleasant room in Sydney, Uncle Henry was seated in an easy chair, solemnly smoking his briar pipe.
  • lives in Kansas 1 chapter

    stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1

    Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer
  • travels with Dorothy Gale 1 chapter

    stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 18

    If any quarrels arose she decided them justly; if any one needed counsel or advice she was ready and willing to listen to them. For a day or two after Dorothy and her companions had started on their trip, Ozma was occupied with the affairs of her kingdom. Then she began to think of some manner of occupation for Uncle Henry and Aunt Em that would be light and easy and yet give the old people something to do.

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