
The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde
Published for the first time: 1/1/1887
126 pages, Hardcover
Genres: Humor, Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Fiction, Short Stories, Classics
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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