The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde: Summary
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The Canterville Ghost by
Oscar Wilde: Summary
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The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde, begins when Mr. Otis and his family come to live in the Canterville Chase, even though they were advised not to, by Lord Canterville. The latter is of the opinion that the Canterville Chase is haunted. Mr. Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the Ghost at valuation. http://www.meritnation.com/cbse/TheCantervilleGhostbyOscarWilde:Summary/8133/article?mncid=DynamicSA&gclid=CLHDh8bn68UCFYYnjgodSjcABg
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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde: Summary
The Otis family consists of Mrs. and Mr. Otis, their daughter Virginia, their twin sons and their eldest son, Washington. Mrs. Umney is the housekeeper and the Duke of Cheshire, who wants to marry Virginia. Shortly after they start living in the house, no one can deny the presence of Sir Simon de
Canterville. Noises like those of clanking chains, reappearing bloodstains on the floor, by the fireplace can be witnessed by the family members. But these signs do not frighten the family at all. Mr. Otis even gets up on hearing the clanking chains and offers the ghost a lubricant for the same.
The ghost tries to appear in front of the family in the most terrifying guises, but the family does not feel scared at all. At this point, the ghost starts feeling humiliated.
The family, time and again keeps offering practical solutions to all the problems that the ghost poses in front of the family, like washing the red blood stains with Pinkerton's Champion Stain Remover and Paragon