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The Canterville Ghost ; (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Paperback
Series: Fantasy & Horror Classics
HorrorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781447405436
Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics
Published: May 5 2011
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What happens when an ancient British phantom meets modern American pragmatism?
For centuries, Sir Simon de Canterville has reigned as the undisputed ghost of Canterville Chase, terrorising generations of occupants with his rattling chains, bloodstains, and repertoire of frightful disguises. He is a proud, dedicated artist of the macabre, and his manor is his stage.
But when the American Minister to the Court of St. James, Mr. Hiram B. Otis, purchases the estate and moves in with his family, Sir Simon's ghostly career takes an unexpected and humiliating turn.
The pragmatic, no-nonsense Otises are utterly unimpressed. They offer the ghost Bludley's Patent Stain Remover for his centuries-old bloodstain and provide Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator for his noisy chains. Sir Simon's theatrical attempts at terror are met with insults, pranks, and a complete lack of traditional gothic fear.
As the mortified phantom descends into a profound existential crisis, only the Otis family's empathetic daughter, Virginia, holds the key to the ghost's centuries-long suffering.
A brilliant comedy of manners and a tender, witty exploration of American materialism versus British tradition, Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost is a timeless classic that proves empathy is the only cure for a truly sad spirit.
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