Book Review – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
Book Review – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
First published, 1887
Asking the fundamental question: what is harder to deal with, a centuries old poltergeist or other people’s children? The Canterville Ghost is a classic, comedic, once again, Americans-don’t-do-that-well-in-this-country, romp. I loved it. You can’t go wrong with Oscar Wilde. It’s a quick read, this version is free, and I don’t know, maybe it suits my mood or the season. Either way, how can you resist?
‘Many American ladies on leaving their native land adopt an appearance of chronic ill-health, under the impression that it is a form of European refinement, but Mrs. Otis had never fallen into this error. She had a magnificent constitution, and a really wonderful amount of animal spirits. Indeed, in many respects, she was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.’
7% in, Chapter One, The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
