Name: Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: The Canterville Ghost
ISBN: 9780194790536

Oscar Wilde

John Escott

Suitable for young learners Word count 6,100 Bestseller

Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: The Canterville Ghost

Three stories include the tale of a celebrated and feared English ghost who is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place refuse to take him seriously and actually fight back against him.

The Canterville Ghost

Colleen

3.5 Stars

*A silly twist on the haunted house troupe*


The Canterville Ghost was Oscar Wilde’s irreverent take on Gothic Horror. The title ghost has been haunting his mansion for generations and has amounted quite the reputation for his horrors. But his reign of terror comes to a screeching halt when a pragmatic American family moved into his home. Not only are the Otises completely unfazed by his terrors, they offer the ghost practical remedies and advice: oil for his rattling chains and stain remover for his blood stains. 

The story is humorous but not laugh out loud funny. While it was entertaining, it wasn’t my favorite of Wilde’s works. Even with the snarky humor, the overall story needed a little more oomph. The ending was a bit of a copout. Nevertheless, the writing was good.


  “Yes, death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. You can help me. You can open for me the portals of death's house, for love is always with you, and love is stronger than death is.”

It’s short and easy to read. The Canterville Ghost is a good choice if you want something amusing and a little silly.


RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 4 Stars
Writing Style: 4 Stars
Characters and Character Development: 3 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 3 Stars
Level of Captivation: 4 Stars
Originality: 3 Stars

MYSTERY & HORROR When Mr Hiram B. Otis decides to buy Canterville Chase, everyone tells him that he is crazy because the house is haunted by a ghost. And when the American family comes to live there, strange things begin to happen: a bloodstain that changes colour, mysterious noises in the night, a journey to the Garden of Death … Dossiers: Oscar Wilde in America Ghosts

B1.2-niveau ERK

Haley Murray

Romaissa Bellarbi 

"Yes, Death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace"

Anne

Loved it but honestly I love most of the things Oscar Wilde wrote.

eine materialistisch-idealistische Erzählung

Das Gespenst von Canterville

Sabine Delorme

Endlich wird wieder mal eine klaffende Bildungslücke geschlossen. In England dürfte es schwierig sein, einen Menschen zu finden, der das Gespenst von Canterville nicht schon in der Schule gelesen hat, mir war die Kurzgeschichte bislang aber nicht bewusst untergekommen. Unbewusst wohl schon eher, denn vieles in der Geschichte kam mir aus unzähligen Geisterfilmen bekannt vor. Und “Das Buch als Magazin” ist für mich nach wie vor die schönste Art, Klassiker wieder oder überhaupt zu entdecken. Auch hier wieder ein wirklich gelungener Mix aus der Kurzgeschichte, tollen Fotos und Geschichten, die dazu passen. Ich bin schon riesig gespannt auf Band 5!

“The Canterville Ghost” ist auf jeden Fall eine entzückende unterhaltsame Kurzgeschichte, in der eine reiche amerikanische Familie ein altes englisches Landhaus inklusive spukendem Geist kauft und dorthin einzieht. Sehr zum Entsetzen des über 300 Jahre alten Geistes Sir Simon, der bislang noch jeden erfolgreich in Grund und Boden gespukt hat und mit dieser Familie erstmals an seine Grenzen stößt. Sein fürchterliches nächtliches Kettengerassel bringt sie nicht dazu, vor Schreck ohnmächtig zu werden oder wenigstens ängstliche Schreie auszustossen, nein, sie drücken ihm ein hippes amerikanisches Schmiermittel namens “Rising Sun” in die Geisterhand, mit dem er doch bitte die Ketten ölen möge, damit Ruhe herrscht in der Nacht.

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Lisbeth Zwerger

A celebrated and feared English ghost is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place refuse to take him seriously and actually fight back against him.

Jimena Vázquez Oliver

Honestly when I requested this book from the library I expected a thick tome and was surprised to discover a 40-page story that would take me about half an hour to read from front to back. But I was very entertained and definitely see myself reading it to my children in the future.

El fantasma de Canterville

Emir Andrés Ibañez

Es la primera vez que leo a este autor y quedé fascinado!

Sophie

VIRGINIA BRAVO

Eleanor 

Hylo-idealistická romance

Strašidlo cantervillské

Gabriela

Mariana Miralles

Satyam 

ivanna

Genís Salat

Moira Márquez 

Volker Kriegel

Das Gespenst von Canterville.

Sara Käfer 

Elliot

Daniel Gynn

En amerikansk familie køber et engelsk gods. Det gamle husspøgelse udsættes for respektløse drillerier af familiens to sønner, indtil den yngste datter udfrier det fra sin forbandelse