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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · August 20, 2013

A Classics pick for readers exploring The Canterville Ghost.

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Who it’s for
Wilde’s first published story offers a Victorian ghost-story classic in its original text.
Genres
Ghost Stories, The Classics, Gothic Romance
Published
Start Publishing LLC, August 20, 2013

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About this book

Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and a bonafide cultural icon. 'The Canterville Ghost' was his first published story, and is now one of his most popular, having been adapted many times. Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

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We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A Classic With Ghosts

Wilde’s first published story offers a Victorian ghost-story classic in its original text.

Come here for

  • A taste of late Victorian literary culture
  • A ghost story with a long afterlife in adaptations

Expect

  • Original text and artwork in a modern edition
  • A classic work of ghost fiction

Where it sits

Ghost Stories79%
Gothic Romance35%
The Classics35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Ghost Stories
  • Gothic Romance
Authors
Oscar Wilde
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
August 20, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
The Classics