Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Supernatural Creatures, Ghost, Humorous, Short Stories, Lang:en
Publisher: Feedbooks
Added: July 12, 2018
Modified: November 5, 2021
Summary
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.