The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847496121 ISBN-13: 9781847496126 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
Lexile Measure: 730 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.39 lbs) 124 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A unique selection which includes alongside The Canterville Ghost other three comic mysteries stories which will delight older kids. When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of rattling chains in the hallways and the appearance of mysterious bloodstains in the living room. However, the ghost struggles to intimidate his new victims, as they counter his ghoulish behaviour with typically transatlantic pragmatism, offering lubricator for his chains and cleaning up the stains with detergent. As the spirit is deserted by his capacity to scare, Virginia, the Otises' daughter, gets to know him and learns the tragic tale behind his sad fate. Sparkling with his trademark wit, this classic tale is one of Oscar Wilde's finest stories and is presented here with three other comic mystery stories, 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Sphinx without a Secret' and 'The Model Millionaire', all of which were first published together in 1891. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilde, Oscar: - Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1856. In the years following his graduation from Oxford in 1878 he published poems and stories which included The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lady Windermere's Fan was produced in 1892, A Woman of No Importance in 1893 and An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. Later work included De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. He died in 1900. |