?Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.?
Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine The Court and Society Review in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories in 1891.

The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accoutrements of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscoting, the library panelled in black oak, and the armour in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting. Wilde mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories such as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, and ancient prophecies with symbols of contemporary American consumerism.

Médias	Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé	21 mars 2014
ISBN13	9781497389588
Éditeurs	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	42
Dimensions	3 × 152 × 229 mm · 77 g
Langue et grammaire	English
Contributeur	Emily Lam
Contributeur	Wallace goldsmith

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