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Dec 30, 2004 · Download or read online this classic ghost story by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1906. Choose from various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and plain text.
- Oscar Wilde
- 1887
Download a PDF file of the classic short story The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, adapted for easy reading by Lingo4you. The story is about an American family who moves into a haunted castle in England and their encounters with the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville.
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Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost will appeal to young. readers and capture their imagination. Special features include: = clear illustrations for immediate comprehension. = games and activities to involve friends and family and make learning really fun. = a recording of the text plus additional listening. activities.
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The storm raged fiercely all that night, but nothing of particular noteoccurred. The next morning, however, when they came down to breakfast,they found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor. "I don'tthink it can be the fault of the Paragon Detergent," said Washington,"for I have tried it with everything. It must be the ghost." Heaccor...
The next morning, when the Otis family met at breakfast, they discussedthe ghost at some length. The United States Minister was naturally alittle annoyed to find that his present had not been accepted. "I haveno wish," he said, "to do the ghost any personal injury, and I must saythat, considering the length of time he has been in the house, I don't...
The next day the ghost was very weak and tired. The terrible excitementof the last four weeks was beginning to have its effect. His nerves werecompletely shattered, and he started at the slightest noise. For fivedays he kept his room, and at last made up his mind to give up the pointof the blood-stain on the library floor. If the Otis family did no...
About ten minutes later, the bell rang for tea, and, as Virginia did notcome down, Mrs. Otis sent up one of the footmen to tell her. After alittle time he returned and said that he could not find Miss Virginiaanywhere. As she was in the habit of going out to the garden everyevening to get flowers for the dinner-table, Mrs. Otis was not at allalarme...
Four days after these curious incidents, a funeral started fromCanterville Chase at about eleven o'clock at night. The hearse was drawnby eight black horses, each of which carried on its head a great tuft ofnodding ostrich-plumes, and the leaden coffin was covered by a richpurple pall, on which was embroidered in gold the Cantervillecoat-of-arms. B...
The Canterville Ghost hands were put on her shoulders. She has been ill for years because of that. And my wife never got any sleep there, because of all the noises at night.' 'Lord Canterville,' answered Mr Otis, 'I will buy both the house and the ghost. I come from a modern country, and we can buy nearly everything in America - but not ghosts.
Jun 12, 2022 · Download or stream this humorous short story by Wilde, first published in 1887. The Canterville Ghost is about a haunted house and its American owners.
The Canterville ghost. An amusing chronicle of the tribulations of the ghost of Canterville Chase when his ancestral halls became the home of the American Minister to the Court of St. James. • OLTN 1. V . y. Cornell University Library. The original of tlnis book is in. the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in.
