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The Canterville Ghost

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The Canterville Ghost is a popular 1887 novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage."The Canterville Ghost" is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and the United States minister (ambassador) to the Court of St.

James's, Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted country house.

Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the house, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted it ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, three centuries before.

But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville's warnings.

When the Otises learn that the house is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions.

What emerges is a satire of American materialism, a lampoon of traditional British values, and an amusing twist on the traditional gothic horror tale.

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Product Details
1987597621 / 9781987597622
Paperback / softback
05/04/2018
66 pages
152 x 229 mm, 100 grams
General (US: Trade) Learn More
Quiz No: 236465, Points 2.00, Book Level 7.40,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More