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The Canterville Ghost
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Start date
February 1, 2015
Finish date
February 28, 2015
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February 2015 Old School Classics Group Read

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Melanti
This was a whole lot of fun. Not nearly as stuffy as was expecting... Though I'm not sure WHY I had thought it was going to be stuffy considering how tongue-in-cheek his "Importance of Being Earnest" is! ...more
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Dec 08, 2015 rated it liked it
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There’s not much to say about this, off the top of my head. Quite short, funny and well written. This far, I’ve enjoyed the Oscar Wilde I’ve read, if nothing else then because of his incredibly use of the language, and his obvious wits. That said, I never quite seem to be struck by his stories. I thought the ghost was terrific, the Americans okay, but it was a short story, and I didn’t get involved. You might say that this is due to the length of the story, but Hemingway’s short stories have a g ...more
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Nov 28, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is a short, light-hearted 'horror' story that got quite a few chuckles from me. ...more
Teri-K
Charming and amusing story of an American family that buys a castle in England, complete with terrifying ghost. This is Wilde, however, so rather than a horror novel we get a comedy. The intrepid Americans use the latest stain remover to take out the blood stains and offer the poor ghost some excellent lubricant for his noisy chains. The twins, in particular, enjoy making his life miserable, until he comes up with a way to avenge himself.

This isn't as good as Wilde's best plays, but I found it a
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