Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost Illustrated Oscar Wilde

The domestic about the Canterville Ghost was the ancient Canterville Chase, who has every the accoutrements concerning a common haunted house. Descriptions on the wainscoting, the library panelled of black oak, and the armour among the hallway characterise the setting. Wilde mixes the rodent including comedy, juxtaposing devices out of typical European ghost tales certain as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, then ancient prophecies.