The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famous even before he began his literary career. The stories in this volume showcase his drastic humour and scathing social critique. Among them, »The Model Millionaire« upends social hierarchies, and in »The Canterville Ghost,« ancient traditions meet modern times in the form of a vulgar and unsentimental American family, creating problems for a ghost that has had it too easy for centuries. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.

The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141958367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
A collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous: 'The Canterville Ghost', in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.

The Canterville Ghost

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.

The Canterville Ghost Illustrated

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
"The Canterville Ghost" is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Author: M. R. James
Publisher:
ISBN: 1537822357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre.

The Canterville Ghost. Mit Materialien

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780194229661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description

The Selfish Giant and Other Stories

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Alma Classics
ISBN: 9781847494979
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall around his garden to prevent the children from playing in it, it becomes barren and stuck in perpetual winter. It takes a wonderful event and the heart of a young boy for him to realize the error of his ways. A classic tale for children, ‘The Selfish Giant’ is presented here with all of Oscar Wilde’s other fairy stories – ‘The Happy Prince’, ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’, ‘The Devoted Friend’, ‘The Remarkable Rocket’, ‘The Young King’, ‘The Birthday of the Infanta’, ‘The Fisherman and His Soul’ and ‘The Star-Child’ – brought to life by Philip Waechter’s bright and imaginative illustrations.

Illustrated Classics Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories

Author: Various
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409586579
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
A collection of six timeless, classic stories in one gift-packed volume, retold for younger readers: The Count of Monte Cristo, The 39 Steps, The Prisoner of Zenda, Moonfleet and The Three Musketeers.

Canterville Ghost Elementary Reader

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230030794
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 71

Book Description

The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519291752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
EXCEPTIONAL UNABRIDGED COLLECTION Read one of the greatest masterpieces of all time in a beautiful edition. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, playwright and poet, who built an esthete and hedonist dandy character. Inseparable from his huge literary talent, his extraordinary personality, biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversation ensured his fame. This book is a collection of five short stories first published in 1891. The Canterville ghost tale has been widely adapted for the screen and stage - an American family buys a haunted castle in England from Lord Canterville, where creaking chains and blood stains have been terrorizing the area for centuries... But what can do a poor ghost against the common sense of a businessman, the powerful stain remover of his wife and the malice of their children, always ready to make him pranks? All this would drive any self-respecting ghost crazy! Lord Arthur Savile's crime tells the story of Lord Arthur Savile, who is introduced by Lady Windermere to a chiromantist who reads his palm and tells him that it is his destiny to be a murderer. Lord Arthur wants to marry, but decides he has no right to do so until he has committed the murder... The other three short stories - The sphinx without a secret, The model millionaire, The portrait of Mr W.H. - are extraordinary stories which also mix mystery and humor and make a witty dissection of Victorian society. These outstanding stories are must-read of classic literature and will delight readers of all ages. Find all masterpieces by Oscar Wilde in a beautiful book series by Atlantic Editions: The picture of Dorian Gray The importance of being Earnest