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The Canterville Ghost

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Canterville Ghost, The
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Short Story
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"The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous 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. The story is about an American family who moved to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead English nobleman, who killed his wife and was then walled in and starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times.

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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.

Last modified: 2021-10-28 (revision #74212)

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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other StorieseBook?2020-11-20
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