![]() Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: "The Artist," "The Doer of Good," "The Disciple," "The Master," "The House of Judgment," and "The Teacher of Wisdom. Three other stories feature "The Sphinx Without a Secret," a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries a mystery's key to her grave "The Model Millionaire," recounting the exploits of a "delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," in which an aristocrat learns that he is destined to commit murder. ![]() When the manor is acquired by a no-nonsense American family with no use for the supernatural, hilarity ensues. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries. ![]() Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES: Oscar Wilde A celebrated and feared English ghost is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place. Print The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories ![]()
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