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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author)
ISBN: 0486419258     ISBN-13: 9780486419251
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $2.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2001
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Four of the English writer's finest works, among them "The Sphinx Without a Secret," "The Model Millionaire," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," and the title story, a delightful tale of a 300-year-old ghost who fails to intimidate the newest occupants of his manor house. Also includes the author's 6 "Poems in Prose."
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- History | Europe - Ireland
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001037227
Lexile Measure: 730
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.18" W x 8.2" (0.14 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Ireland
 
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Publisher Description:

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries. When the manor is acquired by a no-nonsense American family with no use for the supernatural, hilarity ensues.
Three other stories feature "The Sphinx Without a Secret," a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries a mystery's key to her grave; "The Model Millionaire," recounting the exploits of a "delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession"; and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," in which an aristocrat learns that he is destined to commit murder. Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose "The Artist," "The Doer of Good," "The Disciple," "The Master," "The House of Judgment," and "The Teacher of Wisdom."