![]() ![]() And yet, the story of the Canterville Ghost is largely a comedy. He was punished for it by his wife’s brothers, who locked him up in a room to starve to death. The Canterville Ghost in real life committed a terrible crime-he killed his wife because she was plain and a bad housekeeper. Lord Canterville himself told Mr Otis this when they were discussing the sale.” There was no doubt that the place was haunted, they said. Otis, the American Ambassador, bought Canterville Chase, people told him that he was doing a very dangerous thing. Themes: Ghost Story/ English Old World vs the American New World/ Duty/ Irony Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Adaptation/ Horror/ Comedy/ Gothic Fiction/ Parody/ Short Stories Collection The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories - John Davage (Retold by), Oscar Wilde (2015) ![]()
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