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The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde 9781843915287 Books

Thanks to social media, I was recently reminded of one of my favorite movies as a kid, The Canterville Ghost. I read the book when I was younger but really couldn't remember much about it so I decided to curl up with it one afternoon and reread it. At 126 pages, it took me no time at all and I forgot how much I enjoyed the story. Geared toward a younger audience, the story is about a crotchety old ghost who takes great pleasure in scaring the tenants, maids, and visitors. He'd been quite successful for the 300 years he ambled the halls until an American family moved into the British manor and gave him a run for his money, and ultimately helping him find peace.


When I was a kid I remember thinking how funny it was that the children in the family were playing tricks on the ghost and how miserable he was. It never occurred to me that the book was actually a social satire that mocked Americans for their brash and rude behavior. For 300 years, Sir Simon de Canterville had been horrifying the good and proper Englishmen who resided in his home. Then the Americans show up and turn the tables on their resident ghost. The younger twins throw pillows at him while the adults treat him with indifference, all of which are infuriating to the ghost. The only beacon of light in the family is the elder daughter, Virginia, who takes pity on the chained ghost and ultimately helps him.

Naturally, I immediately went to find the movie that I so loved as a kid when I finished the book. I had no idea that there were so many different versions. My favorite version is the 1985 TV movie with Richard Kiley, Brian Austin Green, and Kellie Martin.... but apparently it was trumped in YouTube popularity by the 1986 version with Alyssa Milano. So while I can't find any clips of the one I so dearly loved, I did find this cheesy gem of a video of Alyssa Milano as the adorable Jennifer (who is actually Virginia, but we know which name was more popular in 1986). And is it just me, or does she remind you of Emma Watson?


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The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde 9781843915287 Books Reviews

I read this over and over in sixth grade. I don't think it's meant for teenagers. I recently downloaded it to my phone as a free classic, and read it all in a half hour and derived much more pleasure from it now than I did then.

The Ghost was not a nice guy, but a practical American family who aren't afraid of him, and their stalwart, beautiful daughter help him to grow as person (it's never too late to mature!) and to attain salvation.

I'm not a weeper, but I had to cry a little bit over this one.
I went into this expecting something more Edgar Allen Poe-ish but it wasn't anything like that at all. It's an amusing tale of a "modern" American family who buys the haunted estate of the Canterville family, the living relatives of whom have had it with living with the family ghost and who are ready to leave for more peaceful pastures. The cantankerous ghost, one Lord Simon Canterville, has haunted the place for hundreds of years and soon sets about trying to pull his best scare tactics on the new residents, an American minister, his wife, and their four children. To his dismay, however, these modern Americans have no use for the traditions of a proper, British haunting. It's a humorous tale that takes a slight twist at the end.
I love the story having seen it on TV in various versions (my favorite being with Patrick Stewart). I've read the book in another version as well, but this one gets some pretty anomalous sentences and sometimes makes no sense at all. I can't help but feel that some non-English speakers were trying to copy the text into a format and hadn't a clue. Admittedly 19th century literature has a very different rhythm to it; It's just a little convoluted at times. Even so it generally makes sense to most of us who read English. I guess one gets what one pays for, and 99 cents is hardly a major financial loss. Still, I think I'll get a different copy of the book for my own satisfaction!
Wilde wrote a number of short stories, some particularly for children. This story is aimed at adults, yet children can enjoy it, too, even though a few of the witticisms may go over their heads. It's great satire, and yet has a compelling story and a rather touching ending. One odd thing in the middle of some pages, there was a pull quote in all caps. I found this mildly distracting and I wonder why they can't be eliminated.
Thanks to social media, I was recently reminded of one of my favorite movies as a kid, The Canterville Ghost. I read the book when I was younger but really couldn't remember much about it so I decided to curl up with it one afternoon and reread it. At 126 pages, it took me no time at all and I forgot how much I enjoyed the story. Geared toward a younger audience, the story is about a crotchety old ghost who takes great pleasure in scaring the tenants, maids, and visitors. He'd been quite successful for the 300 years he ambled the halls until an American family moved into the British manor and gave him a run for his money, and ultimately helping him find peace.


When I was a kid I remember thinking how funny it was that the children in the family were playing tricks on the ghost and how miserable he was. It never occurred to me that the book was actually a social satire that mocked Americans for their brash and rude behavior. For 300 years, Sir Simon de Canterville had been horrifying the good and proper Englishmen who resided in his home. Then the Americans show up and turn the tables on their resident ghost. The younger twins throw pillows at him while the adults treat him with indifference, all of which are infuriating to the ghost. The only beacon of light in the family is the elder daughter, Virginia, who takes pity on the chained ghost and ultimately helps him.

Naturally, I immediately went to find the movie that I so loved as a kid when I finished the book. I had no idea that there were so many different versions. My favorite version is the 1985 TV movie with Richard Kiley, Brian Austin Green, and Kellie Martin.... but apparently it was trumped in YouTube popularity by the 1986 version with Alyssa Milano. So while I can't find any clips of the one I so dearly loved, I did find this cheesy gem of a video of Alyssa Milano as the adorable Jennifer (who is actually Virginia, but we know which name was more popular in 1986). And is it just me, or does she remind you of Emma Watson?