Description
From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900):
She was both beautiful and young to their eyes. Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders. Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
From Tik-Tok of Oz (1914):
There was one who constantly guarded the peace and happiness of the Land of Oz and this was the Official Sorceress of the Kingdom, Glinda the Good. In her magnificent castle, which stands far south of the Emerald City where Ozma holds her court, Glinda owns a wonderful magic Record Book, in which is printed every event that takes place anywhere, just as soon as it happens.
The smallest things and the biggest things are all recorded in this book. If a child stamps its foot in anger, Glinda reads about it; if a city burns down, Glinda finds the fact noted in her book. The Sorceress always reads her Record Book every day, and so it was she knew that Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, had foolishly assembled an army of sixteen officers and one private soldier, with which she intended to invade and conquer the Land of Oz.
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Glinda is called “a good Witch.” By the next book, she has become “the great Sorceress” instead. Unlike the famous movie’s bubbly Glinda, the Glinda of the books is an all-powerful, very maternal force, sort of like Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings. She could smite you with the power of a thousand suns – you know, just like your mom when she gets angry. (Most of the time, though, she’s very kind.)
Images (spoilers – click only if you really want to see!):
How W. W. Denslow drew Glinda: 1 2
How John R. Neill drew Glinda: 1 2 3 4
How Dick Martin drew Glinda: 1
How Eric Shanower drew Glinda: 1
How Skottie Young drew Glinda: 1 2
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