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The Canterville Ghost
| Author: | Oscar Wilde |
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Candlewick Press, 1997 Original English publication, 1887 |
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| Book Type: | Novelette |
| Genre: | Fantasy / Horror |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Ghosts Humorous Horror Gothic |
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Film & Television Adaptations
The Canterville Ghost
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
7/20/1944
The Canterville Ghost
Questar Entertainment
1/1/1985
The Canterville Ghost
Anasazi
1/27/1996
Synopsis
This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day -- and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance...
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