9781447405436 - The Canterville Ghost  - Oscar Wilde
9781447405436 - The Canterville Ghost  - Oscar Wilde
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The Canterville Ghost

Wilde’s first published story, it revolves around an American family who move into an English Castle. However, before long they realise that they share their new home with the ghost of a murderous English aristocrat. An incredible humorous play brimming with Wilde’s trademark wit not to be missed by fans of his seminal work.

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Author

Oscar Wilde

Imprint

Fantasy and Horror Classics

Categories

Gothic Fiction

Horror & Ghost Stories

Humour & Satire

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Fiction

ISBN

9781447405436, 9781447480044

Formats Available

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Pages

48

Publication Date

04 May 2011

Dimensions 5.5 × 8.5 in

Originally published in two parts in “The Court and Society Review” (March, 1887), “The Canterville Ghost” is a comical short story written by Oscar Wilde. His first published story, it revolves around an American family who move into an English Castle. However, before long they realise that they share their new home with the ghost of a murderous English aristocrat. An incredible humorous play brimming with Wilde’s trademark wit not to be missed by fans of his seminal work. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wrote in a variety of forms including poetry, fiction, and drama. He was famously imprisoned for homosexual acts from 1895 to 1897 and died at the age of 46, just three years after his release. Other notable works by this author include: “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1890), “Salome” (1891), and “The Importance of Being Earnest” (1895). Fantasy and Horror Classics is proudly republishing this classic play now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

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