Name: The Canterville Ghost
ISBN: 9781627933612

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Why This Clicks

A Classic With Ghosts

Wilde’s first published story offers a Victorian ghost-story classic in its original text.

Come here for

A taste of late Victorian literary culture
A ghost story with a long afterlife in adaptations

Expect

Original text and artwork in a modern edition
A classic work of ghost fiction

Book Details

Authors: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: August 20, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Gothic Romance · Gothic & Romance Lit Crit
Reading lane: Gothic Romance

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Publisher Categories

The Classics
Ghost Stories
Gothic Romance

About This Book

Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and a bonafide cultural icon. 'The Canterville Ghost' was his first published story, and is now one of his most popular, having been adapted many times. Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the orig...

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Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and a bonafide cultural icon. 'The Canterville Ghost' was his first published story, and is now one of his most popular, having been adapted many times. Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.