The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde
Publisher: John W. Luce and Company 1906
ISBN/ASIN: 1440424772
Number of pages: 142
Description:
Oscar Wilde was a major celebrity in the late Victorian era. He was a playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Wilde spent two years in a hard labor prison after being convicted of gross indecency. The Canterville Ghost is a novella parody featuring an ambassador and a spirit. The ambassador moves his family into a castle, which is known to be haunted.
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