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The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Overview

The ghost of Sir Simon has been haunting Canterville Chase since his disappearance three hundred years ago. He terrifies all who come there determined to not let anyone live in peace. However, this ghost has not dealt with the tough, American family who have taken residence.

Will the ghost be able to terrify the American family full of eccentric individuals? Or will the world be finally rid of this specter known by everyone in England as the Canterville Ghost? Who will win this battle of horror: the ghost, the American family or someone else?

Read The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde expertly abridged for children of ages 7-12 by authors Fiza Pathan and Michaelangelo Zane. The book contains twenty-two B/W illustrations conceived by Fiza Pathan and executed by the illustrator Farzana Cooper. This is the sixth book in our Rare Classics Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788195389063
Publisher: Freedom with Pluralism
Publication date: 02/14/2022
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.19(d)
Age Range: 7 - 12 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a Dublin-born poet and playwright who studied at the Portora Royal School, before attending Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford. The son of two writers, Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. As a young man, his poetry appeared in various periodicals including Dublin UniversityMagazine. In 1881, he published his first book Poems, an expansive collection of his earlier works. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was released in 1890 followed by the acclaimed plays Lady Windermere’s Fan (1893) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874
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