Canterville Ghost

An Amusing Chronicle of the Tribulations of the Ghost of Canterville Chase When His Ancestral Halls Became the Home of the American Minister to the

Paperback, 64 pages

English language

Published June 29, 1970 by Branden Books.

ISBN:
9780828314299
OCLC Number:
35030302

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This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day -- and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance.

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Subjects

  • 19th century fiction
  • Classic fiction
  • Ghost stories
  • England
  • Fiction - Horror
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • Ghosts
  • Classics
  • Horror - General
  • Fiction