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8%OFFOscar Wilde - The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories - 9781847496126 - V9781847496126
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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

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Description for The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories Paperback. Sparkling with his trademark wit, this classic tale is one of Oscar Wilde's finest stories and is presented here with three other comic mystery stories, 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Sphinx without a Secret' and 'The Model Millionaire', all of which were first published together in 1891. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of rattling chains in the hallways and the appearance of mysterious bloodstains in the living room. However, the ghost struggles to intimidate his new victims, as they counter his ghoulish behaviour with typically transatlantic pragmatism, offering lubricator for his chains and cleaning up the stains with detergent. As the spirit is deserted by his capacity to scare, Virginia, the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496126
SKU
V9781847496126
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-22

About Oscar Wilde
Famed for his brilliant wit, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a prolific writer and one of the most successful playwrights of Victorian Britain, as well as a champion for the values of Aestheticism.

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