But then a chance palmreading by a chiromantist, Mr Podgers, changes his life. Lord Arthur has everything-he is rich and handsome, and he is about to marry a beautiful girl. Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime is also murder-a murder yet to be committed. Finally, the ghost confesses his problems to the girl of the family, Virginia, and she helps him to find eternal rest. The ghost has successfully haunted Canterville Chase for hundreds of years, but the Otis family from America prove too much for him, with their practical solutions to all ghostly manifestations, and the terrible twins who torment him until all he dares to do is creep around the house as quietly as possible, instead of wailing and rattling his chains. 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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