"Our friend approached him, he said, looking at him closely:" You are a Coptic, right? "The man laughed, and the English spoke automatically, as if he was speaking in his mother tongue saying: Then he returned to clarify: "I am not a Christian, but if you mean my Coptic that I am an Egyptian and not an Arab, then you are really right!" Convincing everyone of the validity of his claim? How did he transform from a poor person to a prince, asks for his friend and seeks his friendship with the nobles of England?

ل. فرانك باوم، شاعر وقاص وروائي وسينارسيت أميريكي، ولد عام 1856م وتوفي عام 1919م، اشتهر بكتاباته للأطفال، وبخاصة سلسلة "عالم أوز السحري"، المكوّنة من 14 رواية، وكتب 41 رواية أخرى، بالإضافة إلى 4 روايات مفقودة لم تُنشر، وصدر له 83 قصة قصيرة، وأكثر من 200 قصيدة، و42 سيناريو.