THE CANTERVILLE

GHOST

KARDELEN YERLIKAYA 8/B 55

 ABOUT WRITER
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16
October 1854 to Sir William Wilde
and his wife Jane. He was educated
at Portora Royal School , Trinity
College, Dublin and Magdalen
College, Oxford. After he graduated,
he moved to Chelsea in London
(1879) to establish a literary career. In
1881, he published his first collection
of poetry - Poems that received
mixed reviews by critics. He worked
as an art reviewer (1881), lectured in
the United States and Canada (1882),
and lived in Paris (1883). He also
lectured in Britain and Ireland (1883 -
1884).
 SUMMARY
Horace Otis and his family
move into Canterville Chase
despite the warnings of Lord
Canterville himself. The
house is haunted by the
ghost of Sir Simon,who killed
his wife there in 1575.Otis’s
housekeeper claims that the
blood stain in the living room
dates back to the day of
murder.Otis scoffs at this and
cleans it up,but the blood
satin reappears the morning
after.
 SUMMARY
Later, it’s revealed that the
ghost used Virginia Otis’s
paints to recreate the
stain.Virginia chastises Sir
Simon for stealing the
paints,but after talking to
him agrees to help him
leave the house and travel
to another
dimension.Virginia returns
from their journey
unharmed.
 MY FAVOURITE PART
On Page 83:
‘’You can have your secret.’he
said ‘If ı can have your heart.’
‘’You have always had
that,Cecil.’’
‘’But you will tell your secret
to our children one day,won’t
you ?’’
‘’Children ?’’ Virginia blushed.

It is an open ending and ıt is

very romantic scene for me.
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