The Canterville Ghost

The house at Canterville Chase has been haunted for centuries–but that isn’t about to stop the determined American family who has come to live there. In fact, even when evidence of the haunting proves indisputable, they remain undaunted, and take to teasing and pranking the poor old ghost, until he’s at his wits’ end. This satirically funny case of ghostly culture shock won’t get resolved until young Virginia learns that love can be stronger than fear.Here is whimsical ghost story turned on its head, from the renowned Victorian writer Oscar Wilde, sure to delight anyone not otherwise trapped in an ethereal plane.

Oscar Wilde published his first volume of Fairy Tales, The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888. Wilde was heavily influenced by Hans Christian Andersen, and his well-known story The Selfish Giant is also available from minedition. Lisbeth Zwerger is one of the most highly regarded illustrators of children’s books and the winner of numerous awards including the Hans Christian Andersen medal presented to her in 1990 to recognize her lifetime contribution to children’s literature. Her most recent books for minedition are Grimm’s Fairy Tales and The Little Mermaid.